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James McBey

James McBey

Artist: Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (English, 1890 - 1978)

Sitter/Subject: James McBey (English, 1883 - 1959)

Date: 1931
Medium: ink on paper
Dimensions:
Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (58.1 x 42.9 x 4.1 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1952.3.1
Brockhurst was one of the outstanding British artists of the early twentieth century, and was hugely popular in the 1920s and early 30s. Today he is remembered for his poignant images of young women and girls and several portraits of contemporaries, including this portrait of James McBey.
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