Cecil Beaton
British photographer, designer, socialite, writer (1904-1980) · United Kingdom · Artists · Died at 76
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Beaton alongside his sisters Nancy and Barbara, 1930
Beaton's photograph of the bell towers of St Paul's Cathedral in London, seen through an archway after an incendiary raid, 1940
Beaton's photograph of Queen Fawzia Fuad Chirine with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and their daughter, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi, in Tehran, 1942
Beaton's self-portrait with his Rolleiflex reflected in a mirror of the Jain temple, Calcutta, India, 1944
Beaton's photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation day, 1953
Beaton's photograph of Andy Warhol with his partner Jed Johnson and Johnson's twin brother, Jay Johnson, at the Factory, 1969
Audrey Hepburn wearing a Beaton design in My Fair Lady (1964), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Costume DesignAwards
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Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton was a British photographer, designer, and diarist. Renowned for his elegant and often theatrical style, Beaton's work appeared in leading publications such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. He gained international acclaim for his portraits of celebrities, royalty, and socialites, as well as his work in fashion, theatre, and film. Though he is best known for his celebrity portraits, Beaton was also one of the most prolific photographers of life during World War II, taking over 7,000 photographs between 1940 and 1945 in Britain as well as in China and Africa.
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