Shadows and light : the extraordinary life of James McBey
Soussi, Alasdair2022
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Creative genius, war artist, adventurer, lover. These are just some of the words that can be used to describe Aberdeenshire-born painter and printmaker James McBey (1883-1959). This illegitimate son of a blacksmiths' daughter was the acknowledged heir to Whistler and Rembrandt. But after his death in 1959, his renown as one of Britain's most accomplished artists faded from public consciousness. At the heart of this biography is his time as a war artist in the Middle East during the Great War, his love affairs, marriage to a beautiful American and his enduring passion for Morocco.
Main title:
Shadows and light : the extraordinary life of James McBey / Alasdair Soussi.
Author:
Soussi, Alasdair, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Scotland Street Press, 2022.
Collation:
462 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781910895634 (hbk)
Dewey class:
F2 MCB759.9411920 MCBB MCB
LC class:
ND497
Local class:
F2 MCB759.9411 B.MCB
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3241673
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