Cecil Beaton sketch
Costume Design
1922-1980 (made)
1922-1980 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Costume design by Cecil Beaton labelled "Hogarth Ballet", 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).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cecil Beaton sketch (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Cecil Beaton labelled "Hogarth Ballet", twentieth century |
| Physical description | Ink on paper costume design on paper with pencil annotation, twentieth century. The design is by Cecil Beaton and is labelled "Hogarth Ballet". The design shows a woman in an elaborately-decorated mid-length dress, flat shoes and a round-brimmed hat. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [P?]
[Bl?]
yellow green
Black [?]
Hogarth Ballet Note On front side in pencil |
| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
| Summary | Costume design by Cecil Beaton labelled "Hogarth Ballet", 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). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2167-2014 |
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| Record created | October 21, 2014 |
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