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Reference NumberP/MCC/2/19
LevelFile
TitleMcCarthy Sketchbook
Date(s)20th Century
DescriptionA very large yellow sketchbook filled with rough drawings. The front cover is covered with numerous black and white photographs depicting many different scenes from everyday life. The book is bound with card and is approximately twenty eight centimetres tall by thirty eight wide. The sketches inside the book are all miscellaneous and completely different from one another, precluding a single homogenous label. There are no page numbers.

The sketches within this sketchbook are very rough and do not follow any particular theme. There is a picture of a shoe, a drawing of flowers and a few sketches of people sitting down. A purple bookmark marks one of the sketches as 'Peggy Street'.

Number of Sketches: 10
Extent1 item
PhysicalDescriptionCondition: There is a large crease in the front cover approximately three and a half centimetres from the spine. Aside from that there is little damage to the outside of the book. Internally the pages are in good condition apart from a few smudges on the first two pages.
Access StatusOpen
RequestYES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room.
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