Cecil Beaton at Home: An Interior Life

Cecil Beaton at Home: An Interior Life

A private view of the genius of Cecil Beaton, reflected through the lens of his town and country idylls, and his passion for interior design, gardening, and entertaining a circle of Bright Young Things. Cecil Beaton (1904â€“1980) was one of twentieth-century Britainâ€™s Renaissance men: photographer, costume designer, set designer, playwright, creator of fashion fabrics, and writer on raffinÃ© interiors and the personalities who inhabited them. He also happened to be a fine interior decorator. Cecil Beaton at Home focuses on two homes dear to Beatonâ€™s heartâ€”Ashcombe House, near the Wiltshire village of Tollard Royal, and Reddish House, located in Broad Chalke, another village in the same countyâ€”as well as London's Pelham Place and Beatonâ€™s New York hotel suites. Simultaneously a retreat, an inspiration, a photographerâ€™s studio, and a stage for impressive entertaining, Beatonâ€™s country homes also fueled his passion for art, gardening, and delight in village life. Against his often-extravagant interiors, Beatonâ€™s private life unfoldsâ€”his unique talent for self-promotion, desire for theatricality, and uncertain pursuit of love. This lavishly illustrated visual biography brings together original photographs, artworks, and possessions from his interiors to present an intimate picture of Beatonâ€™s extraordinary life.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 44602697
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2016-10-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847848775

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	44602697
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2016-10-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847848775

Cecil Beaton at Home: An Interior Life

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