Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904 - 1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer. Beaton’s interest in photography began when, as a young boy, he admired portraits of society women and actresses circulated on picture postcards and in Sunday supplements of newspapers. When he got his first camera at age 11, his nurse
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
From Bright Young Thing and documenter of London’s lost generation of the 20s to a documenter of a new generation who would lose their lives in the Second World War, this is just one slice of Cecil Beaton’s remarkable life through photography
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Cecil Beaton photographed the beautiful people of the decadent 1920s and 30s, from London to Hollywood, before turning a critical eye on the second world war
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904 - 1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer. Beaton’s interest in photography began when, as a young boy, he admired portraits of society women and actresses circulated on picture postcards and in Sunday supplements of newspapers. When he got his first camera at age 11, his nurse
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Cecil Beaton photographed the beautiful people of the decadent 1920s and 30s, from London to Hollywood, before turning a critical eye on the second world war
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton had been a bad boy. In 1938 he was sacked from his job as artist and photographer for Vogue after inserting the word “kike” and other anti-semitic phrases into illustrations for an article on New York society. Beaton returned shame-faced to England allegedly “appalled” by his “moment of madness.” Though probably more aghast … Continue reading "Cecil Beaton’s War Drawings"
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Photographs by Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904–80) carry with them a heady whiff of past glamour. The sepia-toned images he took in the 1920s and ’30s, when he was just learning to use the medium, memorably depicted the Bright Young Things of New York and his native London, showing Bohemian socialites, aristocrats and actresses […]
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Cecil Beaton photographed the beautiful people of the decadent 1920s and 30s, from London to Hollywood, before turning a critical eye on the second world war
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From Bright Young Thing and documenter of London’s lost generation of the 20s to a documenter of a new generation who would lose their lives in the Second World War, this is just one slice of Cecil Beaton’s remarkable life through photography
Cecil Beaton was many things, and in some ways, the least of them was “costume designer,” especially historical movie costume designer. His artistic life began with photography as a chi…
Stephen Tennant (1906 – 1987) was a British socialite known for his decadent lifestyle. During the 1920s and 1930s, Tennant was an important member – the “Brightest”, it is said – of th…
Photographs by Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904–80) carry with them a heady whiff of past glamour. The sepia-toned images he took in the 1920s and ’30s, when he was just learning to use the medium, memorably depicted the Bright Young Things of New York and his native London, showing Bohemian socialites, aristocrats and actresses […]
Cecil Beaton photographed the beautiful people of the decadent 1920s and 30s, from London to Hollywood, before turning a critical eye on the second world war
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Though he's known for celebrity portraits, Beaton was one of the most prolific photographers of life during the second world war. Here are a selection of images
Cecil Beaton photographed the beautiful people of the decadent 1920s and 30s, from London to Hollywood, before turning a critical eye on the second world war
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Cecil Beaton was many things, and in some ways, the least of them was “costume designer,” especially historical movie costume designer. His artistic life began with photography as a chi…
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