Cecil Beaton: A Retrospective
by Mellor, David
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+. light rubbing to corners & lower spine edge. pgs edge-toned, but clean. dustjacket has edge-wear & light toning; plastic co
- ISBN 10
- 0821216325
- ISBN 13
- 9780821216323
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Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown and Company / New York Graphic Society, 1986. Hardcover. VG+. light rubbing to corners & lower spine edge. pgs edge-toned, but clean. dustjacket has edge-wear & light toning; plastic cover scuffed.. grey cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. 256 pgs w/ bw illustrations. white, illustrated dustjacket w/ red printing & plastic protective cover. This catalogue of a British exhibition of Beaton's work comprises three parts: articles on various aspects of his art; full-page color plates; and a catalogue listing. The essay writers discuss Beaton's love of theatricality and artifice and its evidence in his style: subjects posed in period costume, shot against or reflected in mirrors, the photographer's own reflection visible in a photo, ironic and sometimes severely unflattering angles. Even his wartime photos have the oddly displaced quality of a stage set. The full-size color plates here are disappointingly few in number; the book's other sections are themselves well illustrated with photos, though these are smaller and black-and-white. Many of the same pictures also appear in Beaton in Vogue (see review above), where they are generally reproduced in larger size; this volume is perhaps more useful as commentary than for basking in Beaton's art.--Publisher's Weekly.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180478
- Title
- Cecil Beaton: A Retrospective
- Author
- Mellor, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+. light rubbing to corners & lower spine edge. pgs edge-toned, but clean. dustjacket has edge-wear & light toning; plastic co
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 0821216325
- ISBN 13
- 9780821216323
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company / New York Graphic Society
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- cecil beaton, celebrity photography, portrait photography ; eaton, Cecil ; ;
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