Book of photographs, china in the 1940s, travel gift. Yellow cloth boards with red title to spine, dust jacket. So it is no wonder that as well as being a celebrated photographer for vogue and vanity fair, he would win oscars in the cinema and tony awards in. But silly me it is a scrapbook and bar a few pages where the images are frustratingly small the book is beautiful investment. Hugo vickers on cecil beatons legacy art and design. Cecil beatons scrapbook hardcover 1937 by cecil walter hardy beaton author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. An array of people, places, and events come under the engaging scrutiny of beaton s camera, brush and pen. See more ideas about writer, writers and poets and author. Cecil beaton was a fashion, portrait and war photographer, a diarist, painter, interior designer and an. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a.
Cecil beaton 19041980 one of the most celebrated british portrait photographers of the twentieth century, is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. Cecil beaton thirty from the 30s armadillo central. Nov 18, 2010 a page in one of cecil beatons scrapbooks devoted to. A version of these appeared as a limited edition book in 1937, curated and annotated by beaton himself. Cecil beatons scrapbook batsford, 1937 cecil beatons new york batsford, 1938 my royal past batsford, 1939 history under fire with james popehennessy batsford, 1941 time exposure with peter quennell batsford, 1941 air of glory hmso, 1941 winged squadrons hutchinson, 1942 near east batsford, 1943 british photographers william. Cecil beatons fair lady, 1966 diary excerpts and costume sketches the face of the world.
Yellow clothbacked floral wallpaper boards with green clothbacked tips, spine lettered in red, floral wallpaper. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 1st hc no dj oversize amazing details of the era. Scarce, especially in dustjacket of any kind, especially in this condition. Great for living the dream as lived by the priveliged few. Illustrated throughout with drawings, photographs and coloured plates on various paper stock. See the article in its original context from january 5, 1937, page 16 buy. Alan jay lerner, lyricist of my fair lady and gigi, would joke that there were numerous cecil beatons. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 1st edition uk hardback ebay. A version of these appeared as a limited edition book in 1937, curated and annotated by beaton himself, covering five years of his travels.
Previous owner signature on endpage but otherwise in very good condition. The cecil beaton diaries as he wrote them, 19701980. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 in 2020 cecil beaton, smart. Two of my most precious possessions are a crumbling copy of his scrapbook, published by batsford in 1937 and swathed. Cecil beatons scrapbook cecil beaton, edna woolman chase. Beaton, is one of the bestloved fashion and portrait photographers in history, employed during the golden years of glossy magazines by vogue, harpers and vanity fair, not to mention any sunday supplement worth its credentials. Cecil beaton was educated at heath mount school where he was bullied by evelyn waugh and st cyprians school, eastbourne, where his artistic talent was quickly. Cecil beatons scrapbook from nick harvill libraries cecil beaton scrapbook such a whimsical touch and beautiful use of colour. Coco chanel, paris by cecil beaton on artnet auctions. Two of my most precious possessions are a crumbling copy of his scrapbook, published by batsford in 1937 and swathed in sanderson. His list of subjects, equally, is unrivalled, ranging from the. Beaton has taken the most stunning and ethereal images of the fast and glamorous in the 20th century. Cecil beaton s second book with the scarce dust jacket.
Song information for cecil beatons scrapbook wouldbegoods on allmusic. This work features studies on katherine hepburn, marlene dietrich and greta garbo among others. Cecil beatons portraits to go on display independent. Cecil beaton 19041980 one of the most celebrated british portrait photographers of the twentieth century, is renowned for his. Cecil beaton was educated at heath mount school where he was bullied by evelyn waugh and st cyprian s school, eastbourne, where his artistic talent was quickly recognised. The much soughtafter second book by beaton, with the scarce dust jacket. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. T he national portrait gallery will open an exhibition on the fashion and society photographer. Life and soul of the party the bright young things came out to play at wilton house in the 1920s and 30s, and cecil beaton was there to capture them in. Cecil beatons scrapbook cecil beaton rare illustrated books. He died on january 18, 1980 in broadchalke, salisbury, wiltshire, england. See more ideas about cecil beaton, scrapbook and photographer self portrait. Quarto, publishers threequarter yellow and green cloth over.
A very nice copy of this profusely illustrated cecil beaton classic. Gorgeous, pristine copy featuring the iconic decoupage colourful dust wrapper. I took down from the shelf a volume entitledcecil beatons scrapbook 1937, and was never the same again. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Cecil beaton portrait of coco chanel in her salon 192040. Beaton to one hare add three eggs, cecil beaton in fancy dress, as before, photograph by anthony, 1937. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Cecil beaton was a celebrated english photographer who had won an academy award for his stage and costume designs. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Here are cecil beaton s 19041980 favourite photographs, drawings, essays and designs selected from his work since the war. Full text of cecil beatons new york internet archive.
Cecil beatons portraits from 1920s and 1930s britain will go on show at a major new exhibition. Why i am obsessed with cecil beaton financial times. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 1st edition bt batsford uk oversize hardback. We used to say that inside cecil beaton there was another cecil beaton sending lots of. Newly uncovered images by one of the 20th centurys most revered photographers are set to be published for the first time next month, after a unique collection of cecil. The exception who proves this rule is cecil beaton. Theatre of war is at the imperial war museum from 6 september until 31 december 2012 fri 31 aug 2012 10.
Cecil beatons sketches of her and edward in exhibit here. The photographs from sothebys cecil beaton studio archive reveal a world of pageants, costume balls and country house parties and show beatons flair for creating fancy dress and misenscene. The cecil beaton diaries as he wrote them, 19651969. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 1st hc no dj oversize. Cecil beaton biography childhood, life achievements. Born at the turn of the 20th century, in january 1904, beaton, the son of a timber merchant and an amateur actor, is one of the bestloved. Cecil beatons scrapbooks found gathering dust in sotheby. Original printers proof of the cover and inside fly of the dust jacket for cecil beatons scrapbook. Both cyril connolly and henry longhurst report in their autobiographies being overwhelmed by the beauty of beaton s singing at the st cyprian s school concerts. Cecil beatons scrapbook cecil beaton, edna woolman. He is known for his work on my fair lady 1964, gigi 1958 and on a clear day you can see forever 1970. Cecil beaton was born on january 14, 1904 in london, england as cecil walter hardy beaton.
The work, comprising sketches, portraits, photographs, and text all by beaton, features 34. A peek into the unique scrapbooks which reveal the private world of cecil beaton. Cecil beaton at wilton, curated by jasper conran and on view through september 14, offers a remarkable insiders glimpse of aristocratic life. Published collections of his photographs included the book of beauty 1930, cecil beatons scrapbook 1937, cecil beatons new york 1938, and persona grata 1953, in which text to accompany the portraits was supplied by the theatre critic kenneth tynan. Cecil working on his scrapbook at home in ashcombe, circa summer 1937. He had already published the book of beauty by 1930, and then accumulated sketches and articles from his scrapbooks to publish cecil beatons scrapbook in the autumn of 1937. Cecil beaton in fancy dress as an easter rabbit for his fetechampetre at ashcombe with cohost sir michael duff standing behind, dressed as achilles, photograph by cecil beaton, 1937.
Cecil beatons rare war photography in pictures art. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was published in september 1937 at the height of his prewar fame to a fanfare of publicity in london. Items similar to cecil beatons scrapbook view more cecil beaton. Cecil beatons scrapbook 1937 1st hc no dj oversize amazing. Quarto, publishers threequarter yellow and green cloth over floralpatterned wallpapercovered boards, spine stamped in orange, floralpatterned wallpaper endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket, text printed on various colored paper stocks. Sep 20, 2015 cecil beaton portrait of coco chanel in her salon 192040 stay safe and healthy.