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Letter from James McBey to Homer Saint-Gaudens (Letters - Professional)
Image Not Available for Letter from James McBey to Homer Saint-Gaudens (Letters - Professional)

Letter from James McBey to Homer Saint-Gaudens (Letters - Professional)

Sender (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1948
Object NameLetter
Mediumtypewritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions28.5 x 21.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008311.1
Keywords
About MeLetter from James McBey to Homer Saint-Gaudens, dated 16 January 1948. McBey types that his most recent visitors were perhaps "hopelessly out of touch with the modern art".

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this letter.