Cecil Beaton set design
Set Design
1962 (made)
1962 (made)
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Set detail design by Cecil Beaton, possibly for Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, Comédie Française, Paris, 1962.
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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| Title | Cecil Beaton set design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Set design by Cecil Beaton, possibly for Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, Comédie Française, Paris, 1962 |
| Physical description | Pen on paper set design by Cecil Beaton. The design is possibly for Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, Comédie Française, Paris, 1962. The design shows a loosely-sketched room with a set of pannelled doors at the far end of the room and what looks like a long dress on the right. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [piano? m?]
(On front side in blue ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the executors of Eileen Hose |
| Summary | Set detail design by Cecil Beaton, possibly for Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, Comédie Française, Paris, 1962. 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.2170-2014 |
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| Record created | October 23, 2014 |
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