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Cecil Beaton costume design

Costume Design
1941 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Cecil Beaton for Kipps, a film based on the novel by H. G. Wells, directed by Carol Reed, with Diana Wynyard and Michael Redgrave, 1941.

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).



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCecil Beaton costume design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and ink on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Cecil Beaton for Kipps, a film based on the novel by H. G. Wells, directed by Carol Reed, with Diana Wynyard and Michael Redgrave, 1941
Physical description
Pencil on paper costume design with pen annotation drawn by Cecil Beaton for Kipps, a film based on the novel by H. G. Wells, directed by Carol Reed, with Diana Wynyard and Michael Redgrave, 1941. The design shows a woman in a long floral dress reclining in a chair alongside a stringed instrument, potted plant, and what looks like an ornately decorated screen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Kipps (On reverse side in black ink)
Credit line
Given by the executors of Eileen Hose
Summary
Costume design by Cecil Beaton for Kipps, a film based on the novel by H. G. Wells, directed by Carol Reed, with Diana Wynyard and Michael Redgrave, 1941.

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).

Collection
Accession number
S.2182-2014

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Record createdOctober 24, 2014
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