James McBey
Dust, Beersheba, November 1917 [MH 193]
About this artwork
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artist:James McBey (1883 - 1959) Scottish
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title:Dust, Beersheba, November 1917 [MH 193]
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date created:Dated 1920
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materials:Etching and drypoint on paper (no. 47)
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measurements:23.10 x 39.30 cm (paper 32.20 x 45.70 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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accession number:GMA 413
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James McBey
James McBey
Self-taught as an artist, McBey was born in Newburgh near Aberdeen. He worked as a bank clerk from the age of fifteen, learning about art from books. After reading about etching, he became interested in printmaking, producing his first prints using a domestic mangle and building his own printing...