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(Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
(Sketchbook - Marrakesh)
(Sketchbook - Marrakesh)

(Sketchbook - Marrakesh)

Artist (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1936
Object NameSketchbook
Mediumpaper, card and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions12.7 x 18.3 x 0.9cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008323.1
About MeSpirax sketchbook with spiral binding and brown card cover, used by James McBey in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1936.

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 sketchbook.