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'''Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton''' ([[January 14]], [[1904]] - [[January 18]], [[1980]]) was an [[England|English]] [[photographer]]. |
'''Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton''' ([[January 14]], [[1904]] - [[January 18]], [[1980]]) was an [[England|English]] fashion and portrait [[photographer]]. |
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Educated at [[Harrow]] and [[St John's College, Cambridge|St. John's College]] at Cambridge University, Beaton picked up photography on his own. He taught himself the tricks of the trade as a young boy, taking the usual pictures of friends and family. At the end of his college career in [[1925]], he had set up his own successful photography studio. |
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Beaton is best known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked as a staff photographer for ''[[Vanity Fair]]'' and ''[[Vogue]]''. He also worked as a stage and film designer, including the musicals ''[[Gigi]]'' (1959) and ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (1965). |
Beaton is best known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked as a staff photographer for ''[[Vanity Fair]]'' and ''[[Vogue]]'' in addition to photographing celebrities in [[Hollywood]]. He also worked as a stage and film designer, including the musicals ''[[Gigi]]'' (1959) and ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (1965). |
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He started off taking photographs with a [[large format camera]], but in the [[1940]]s, he switched to the lighter [[Rolleiflex]] camera. His style was to always use available light when possible and to shoot in a straight-forward manner. |
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In [[1972]] he received his [[knight]]hood. |
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In [[1972]], he received his [[knight]]hood, but suffered a stroke two years later. This hindered him from photographing for five years. He picked up the camera again for a short while in [[1979]], but died the following year. |
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'''Notable Photographs''' |
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* ''Elizabeth II's Coronation'', 1953. |
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* ''Audry Hepburn'', 1964. |
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* ''Bomb Victim'', 1940. |
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* ''Dame Edith Sitwell'', 1956. |
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'''Books by Cecil Beaton''' |
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* ''Persona Grata'', 1953. |
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Revision as of 15:59, 9 September 2004
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 - January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer.
Educated at Harrow and St. John's College at Cambridge University, Beaton picked up photography on his own. He taught himself the tricks of the trade as a young boy, taking the usual pictures of friends and family. At the end of his college career in 1925, he had set up his own successful photography studio.
Beaton is best known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked as a staff photographer for Vanity Fair and Vogue in addition to photographing celebrities in Hollywood. He also worked as a stage and film designer, including the musicals Gigi (1959) and My Fair Lady (1965).
He started off taking photographs with a large format camera, but in the 1940s, he switched to the lighter Rolleiflex camera. His style was to always use available light when possible and to shoot in a straight-forward manner.
When he returned to London, he was honored as the official photographer to the Royal Family. During the second world war, he worked for the British Ministry of Information, as a documentary photographer.
In 1972, he received his knighthood, but suffered a stroke two years later. This hindered him from photographing for five years. He picked up the camera again for a short while in 1979, but died the following year.
Notable Photographs
- Elizabeth II's Coronation, 1953.
- Audry Hepburn, 1964.
- Bomb Victim, 1940.
- Dame Edith Sitwell, 1956.
Books by Cecil Beaton
- Persona Grata, 1953.