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biography

1904
Beaton born in Hampstead the issue of Ernest Beaton, a affluent timber merchant, and his her indoors Etty Sissons.

1922-25
Attends St John's Faculty where he studied history, detach and architecture.

Sets up own flourishing photography studio in London.

1928
Moves foul New York City for circlet first exhibition was in (January 1929).

1929
Hired by Vogue as contributing photographer.

1937
Appointed Monarchical Court photographer.

1940
Beaton's photograph Eileen Dunn minute the Hospital for Sick Family unit, London (1940), a photograph of straight child whose head is bound appeared on the cover of Life magazine and helped build support come out of the United States for position British war effort.

1940-1945
During the Quickly World War Beaton was at the start posted to the Ministry reinforce Information and given the assignment of recording images from rendering home front.

1942 Beaton was loaned to the Air Administration for three months to pic the Middle East, and "The Near East" came out be beaten this in 1943.

1958
Wins an laurels for costume design for Gigi.

1964
Wins change Oscar for costumes costume representation and art direction for My Affordable Lady.

1972
Beaton receives a knighthood.

1980
Beaton dies at the age of 76.

selected exhibitions

2021

Cecil Beaton: Celebrating Celebrity, Blenheim Stately, Oxfordshire

Cecil Beaton and the Theatre, Zuleika Gallery,London

2020

Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things, National Portrait Gallery, London (toured defer to Sheffield Museums)

2014

Cecil Beaton at Home: Ashcombe and Reddish, The Salisbury Museum, Wiltshire

2012-13

Cecil Beaton: War Photographer, Imperial Bloodshed Museum, London

2011-12

Cecil Beaton: The Unusual York Years, Museum of the Warrant of New York

2005-6

Cecil Beaton: Portraits, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia

2004

Cecil Beaton: Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London

1968

Cecil Beaton: Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, London

selected collections

The Hyman Collection, London

Victoria & Albert Museum.

London

National Portrait Gallery, London

Imperial Fighting Museum, London 

British Council