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Reference NumberP/MCC/1/35
LevelFile
TitleMcCarthy Sketchbook
Date(s)2008-2009
DescriptionA black, white and green patterned sketchbook filled with rough drawings. The book is bound with board and leather and is approximately twenty eight centimetres tall by eighteen wide. The sketches inside the book are mostly sequential drawings of male nudes. There are no page numbers.

None of the sketches within this sketchbook are particularly unusual. There are a few sequential sketches of Narcissus admiring himself in a mirror but other than that the book is typical of McCarthy.

Number of Sketches: 11
Extent1 item
PhysicalDescriptionCondition: The physical condition of this sketchbook is very good. There is no noticeable damage to the spine, and the covers are neither stained nor marked in any way. The same also goes for the interior of the book, which has no loose pages and no signs of tearing whatsoever.
Access StatusOpen
RequestYES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room.
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