Acrobats, Marrakesh 1936 Oil on canvas |
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James McBey was born in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, in 1883. He worked at the North of Scotland Bank until 1910, when he resigned "to earn a livelihood as an artist". In 1917, he became an Official War Artist with the British Expeditionary Force in Egypt. In 1930, James McBey met his wife Marguerite (nee Loeb) in New York. In 1931, they travelled through Europe eventually settling in Morocco. In 1939, they were visiting the United States when World War 2 broke out, their passports were impounded and they were forced to remain in the U.S. for the duration of the war. In 1946, they finally returned to Morocco. James McBey died 1st December 1959. (Courtesy of: http://www.aagm.co.uk/McBey_J.html) [Works at the Allinson Gallery] |
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Acrobats, Marrakesh 1936 Oil on canvas |
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Anjera Peasant Girl 1936 Oil on canvas |
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The Tizi-n Tichka Pass 1936 Oil on canvas |