Cecil Beaton costume design
Costume Design
1922-1980 (made)
1922-1980 (made)
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Costume design by Cecil Beaton for an unknown production, twentieth century.
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).
Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958).
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| Title | Cecil Beaton costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and pastel on paper with fabric swatches |
| Brief description | Costume design by Cecil Beaton for an unknown production, twentieth century |
| Physical description | Pencil and pastel on paper costume design with pink and white fabric swatches pinned to the top left corner. Drawn by Cecil Beaton for an unknown production, twentieth century. The design shows a woman wearing an off-the-shoulder floor-length dress with a full skirt and a flower at the waist. On the reverse is another pencil sketch of a long dress. |
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| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
| Summary | Costume design by Cecil Beaton for an unknown production, twentieth century. Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was best known as a photographer. Beaton also worked as an illustrator, a diarist, and designer for stage and film. He won three Oscars for costume and art direction for the film version of My Fair Lady (1965) and for Gigi (1958). |
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| Accession number | S.2160-2014 |
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| Record created | October 21, 2014 |
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