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The Early Life of James McBey (Canongate Classic)

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Description for The Early Life of James McBey (Canongate Classic) Paperback. An autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: ACX; AFH; AGB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.

This book is an autobiographical account of the early years of James McBey, the self-taught boy from a humble north-east village who became one of Scotland's most successful and celebrated artists. Writing with charismatic frankness and realism, McBey describes his passionate desire to be an artist, from his first etchings (printed with the help of an old mangle) to the moment when he left a stultifying job to strike out for Holland to create a life of his own.

McBey's journey was not an easy one. Poverty, ignorance, his family's indifference, the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Canongate UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Canongate Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862414450
SKU
V9780862414450
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99-50

About James McBey
James McBey (1883-1959) was born near Foveran on the north-east coast of Scotland. McBey's art is represented in the British Museum, the Imperial War Museum, the Victoria and Albert, the Luxembourg Gallery in Paris, and there are major collections of his work in the Boston Public Library, the National Gallery, Washington, and most notably, in the James McBey Room and ... Read more

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