Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (January 14, 1904 – January 18, 1980) was an English fashion and portrait photographer and a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre.
Educated at Harrow and St. John's College, Cambridge, 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. One of his earliest clients and, later, best friends was Stephen Tennant; Beaton's photographs of Tennant and his circle are considered some of the best representations of the "Bright Young Things" of the twenties and thirties.
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A): Exploring Photography - Profile of the artist includes a Flash gallery of photographs from the Museum's permanent collections.
Bartleby.com - A list of quotations researched from Simpson's Contemporary Quotations and The Columbia World of Quotations
Internet Movie Database (IMDb) - Filmography of the twice winning Academy Award designer listed.
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National Portrait Gallery (NPG): What's on? - Introduction to the London Cecil Beaton: Portraits exhibition featuring over 100 photographs includes career and biographical information.
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National Portrait Gallery (NPG): What's on? - Gallery description provided for Cecil Beaton: Drawings, which complements his concurrent Portraits exhibition.
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