Cecil Beaton was a true multi-hyphenate, working as a fashion illustrator, Oscar-winning costume designer and writer as well as a fashion and portrait photographer. The National Portrait Gallery is hosting the Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World exhibition (the first of its kind) dedicated solely to his contributions to fields of fashion and portrait photography. Over 200 items, including images, letters, portrait sketches, illustrations and costumes, will be on display, capturing the glamour of the Jazz Age, the Bright young Things and the golden age of Hollywood. Portraits of the some of the most famous figures in the twentieth century, like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brandon, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and Salvador Dalí, show just why Beaton was given the title ‘The King of Vogue’.
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