Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
02.10.2025
Abbildungen
270
Herausgeber
Robin MuirVerlag
National Portrait Gallery PublicationsSeitenzahl
288
Maße (L/B/H)
30.3/25/3 cm
Gewicht
1838 g
Farbe
Seidengrau / Anthrazit
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-85514-805-5
A virtuoso in capturing beauty, glamour, and star power, Cecil Beaton was an extraordinary force in the 20th century British and American creative scenes. Renowned as a photographer, fashion illustrator, costume designer and decorated writer, Beaton's impact spans the worlds of fashion, photography, and design.
>Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was an extraordinary force in the 20th century British and American creative scenes. Renowned as a fashion illustrator, Oscar winning costume designer, social caricaturist, essayist, and decorated writer, Beaton's impact spans the worlds of fashion, photography, and design. This publication will delve into the core of his career, focusing on his key influential contributions to fashion, a realm where he initially garnered acclaim. The publication accompanies the exhibition of the same name which opens at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in October 2025.
A virtuoso in capturing beauty, glamour, and star power, Beaton's lens portrayed everyone of consequence in the interwar and early post-war eras. This book spotlights his ground-breaking fashion work, a pivotal aspect of his career that laid the foundation for his later successes. From his early snapshots of the Bright Young Things in the 1920s to becoming the star photographer of British Vogue by the age of 24, Beaton's journey through High Society, which takes him from London to Paris, capital of the fashion world, and to New York and Hollywood, is documented in a chronological exploration of his most triumphant years, culminating in his Oscar winning designs for My Fair Lady.
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