Museum of the City of New York : Cecil Beaton: The New York Years

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Cecil Beaton: The New York Years

Oct 25, 2011 through Apr 22, 2012

From the 1920s through the ‘60s, Manhattan’s artistic and social circles embraced British-born photographer and designer Cecil Beaton (1904-80). Cecil Beaton: The New York Years brings together extraordinary photographs, drawings, and costumes by Beaton to chronicle his impact on the city’s cultural life. Beaton’s relentless energy and curiosity spurred him to pursue new fields, from fashion and portrait photography to costume and scenic design for Broadway, ballet, and opera, and to put his own aesthetic stamp on each of these endeavors.

A beautifully illustrated companion book, written by curator Donald Albrecht, is co-published by the Museum and Skira Rizzoli.

Cecil Beaton: The New York Years is made possible with the generous support of

ARIS

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

James G. Dinan and Elizabeth R. Miller

Marlene Nathan Meyerson Family Foundation

New York Design Center

Additional support is provided by

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation

Mona Bismarck Foundation

Jamie Drake

Scalamandré

An anonymous donor

Featured image: Greta Garbo, 1946. Courtesy of the Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby’s

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