James McBey
The Ford [MH 140]
About this artwork
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artist:James McBey (1883 - 1959) Scottish
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title:The Ford [MH 140]
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date created:Dated 1913
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materials:Etching on paper (no. 40)
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measurements:13.80 x 24.00 cm (paper 17.50 x 27.70 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:GMA 419
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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...