Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton
A boy working as a caulker looks towards the camera. (1943)
Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (14/01/1904 – 18/01/1980) was a British photographer, set-designer and graphic artist.
As one of the most remarkable photo-graphers of the 20th century Beaton is famous for his glamorous portraits of world-famous faces from the world of the fashion, the literature and the film.
He has made many photos in the time after World war II.
Cecil Beaton is best known for taking pictures of glamour, style and elegance, such as those on the left side of Marilyn Monroe or actress Greta Garbo.
He was also known for being socialite and winning two costume desing Oscars, but his best work is probably his war time collection.
Even if he hated propaganda, he loved to document moments.
He started with making pictures of famous
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