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ArticleCecil Beaton – an introductionA photographer of fashion, society, and the British Royal Family, Cecil Beaton was also a set and costume designer and fashion expert
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ArticleCecil Beaton: royal photographerFind out more about the Cecil Beaton archive of royal portraits at the V&A
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ArticleCostume conservation: My Fair LadyDesigned in the 1950s by iconic designer and photographer Cecil Beaton, the dress was influenced by Beaton's…
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ArticleA brief history of ghosts and spirit photographyCharles Dickens, to ghostly apparitions in stereographs, and famous photographs by Lewis Carroll and Cecil…
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ArticleAbout the Fashioning Masculinities exhibitionas extensive photography showing changing styles and attitudes, from Oscar Wilde, Claude Cahun and Cecil…
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CollectionCecil BeatonThe V&A holds the archive of royal portraits by renowned fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 80), who became court photographer to the British Royal Family in 1937, and continued to photograph them for the next three generations, including taking the official portraits for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
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CollectionCristóbal BalenciagaV&A has the largest collection of Balenciaga in the UK, initiated in the 1970s by the photographer Cecil…
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Past EventDinner and a Movie: Love, CecilExplore the life and work of Cecil Beaton with this special film screening, followed by a Q&A with Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland and V&A Curator Susanna Brown, and a bespoke meal in the Members’ Room.
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Past EventPicturing BalenciagaFrom Richard Avedon and Cecil Beaton to today, Balenciaga has inspired the work of countless leading…
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Past EventLivestream: George Hoyningen-Huene: Photography, Fashion & FilmOnlinehis glittering career in Europe and America, George Hoyningen-Huene collaborated with the likes of Cecil…
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Past EventGeorge Hoyningen-Huene: Photography, Fashion & FilmV&A South Kensingtonhis glittering career in Europe and America, George Hoyningen-Huene collaborated with the likes of Cecil…
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Past EventDressed for WarV&A South Kensingtonhistorian Julie Summers to look back over Wither’s career working with renowned photographers like Cecil…
From the Blog
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Blog PostQueen Elizabeth IIRoyal Portrait photograph by Cecil Beaton, 1968. Museum no.…
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Blog PostA big win for a young designer – creating the Platinum Jubilee emblemQueen Elizabeth II on her Coronation Day, 2nd June 1953, photograph by Cecil Beaton. Museum no.…
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Blog PostHenri Cartier-BressonIt was indicative of a broader emerging trend regarding contemporary photography that saw a Cecil Beaton…
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Blog PostSecrets of the Museum – 3.6 expandedCrowley shares his inspiration for the design – a photograph by Cecil Beaton of the young Elizabeth II…
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Blog PostPandemic Objects: The BalconyIn one of Cecil Beaton’s many photoshoots of the British royal family throughout the 1950s and 1960s,…
