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Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton CBE (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as an Oscar -winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.
Sir Cecil Beaton (born January 14, 1904, London, England—died January 18, 1980, Broadchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire) was a photographer known primarily for his portraits of celebrated persons. He also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and an Academy Award-winning costume and set designer.
The photographs of the British Royal family by Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) were central to shaping the monarchy's public image in the mid 20th century. Queen Elizabeth II was still a young princess when she first sat for Beaton, a successful fashion photographer, in 1942.
Cecil Beaton. British Photographer, Costume and Set Designer, Painter, Diarist. Born: January 14, 1904 - London, England. Died: January 18, 1980 - Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Movements and Styles: Fashion Photography. , Photojournalism.
Cecil Beaton was a British photographer and designer best known for his elegant photographs of high society. View Cecil Beaton’s 1,662 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Oct 16, 2014 · The legendary fashion photographer is the subject of Cecil Beaton: Portraits and Profiles, a new anthology pairing some of his most iconic images with personal diary entries about his subjects, including Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor.
Fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) launched his career as a 'society' photographer in 1926 with an exhibition in London that won him an immediate contract with Vogue, where he worked for the next 30 years.
