- Title:
- Letter from Wynne Overton to James McBey (Letters and Memorabilia Belonging to James McBey)
- Object name(s):
- Letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Wynee Overton (Winifred) to James McBey, dated 2 August 1925. Wynne thanks McBey for his letter which was sent on to her at Torquay, where she had just been for ten days, and talks about her holiday. She then tells McBey that she tried to ring him several times when she thought he was coming home from Scotland, but missed him. Wynne then explains, "I don't think I shall have the nerve to ring you up again until I hear you are really home." Wynne then tells McBey that she would love to attend a show with him, asks how he was getting on with a portrait, and urges him to write to her soon. The letter is handwritten on 2 sides of a folded sheet of paper.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 1988
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- McBey
- Associated date:
- 1925
- Associated person:
- James McBey
- Credit line:
- Presented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 15.4 x 11.5cm
- Material:
- paper and ink
- Object name:
- Letter
- Object number:
- ABDAG008357.36
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1925
- Date - latest:
- 1925
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Fine Art
- Right type:
- © Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
- Text:
- Letter from Wynee Overton (Winifred) to James McBey, dated 2 August 1925. Wynne thanks McBey for his letter which was sent on to her at Torquay, where she had just been for ten days, and talks about her holiday. She then tells McBey that she tried to ring him several times when she thought he was coming home from Scotland, but missed him. Wynne then explains, "I don't think I shall have the nerve to ring you up again until I hear you are really home." Wynne then tells McBey that she would love to attend a show with him, asks how he was getting on with a portrait, and urges him to write to her soon. 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.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/137611
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d1ea1bd4-7e5f-3f41-9791-46c5ec1ac964
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d1ea1bd4-7e5f-3f41-9791-46c5ec1ac964, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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