Cecil Beaton collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum

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The Cecil Beaton collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a major archive of the celebrated British photographer’s work, showcasing his influential portraits of celebrities, royalty, and cultural figures of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art collection
museum collection
photographic archive
accessibleVia V&A Prints and Drawings Study Room NERFINISHED
V&A online collections database NERFINISHED
associatedWith 20th-century portrait photography
British photography
city London NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
creator Cecil Beaton NERFINISHED
curatedBy Photography department of the Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED
documentedIn catalogues of the Victoria and Albert Museum
focusesOn 20th-century culture
celebrity portraiture
fashion and theatre
royal portraiture
hasCollectionType fashion photography
photography
portrait photography
theatrical photography
hasMedium albums
contact sheets
negatives
photographic prints
scrapbooks
studio documentation
hasSignificance important resource for the study of 20th-century portraiture
important resource for the study of British visual culture
major archive of Cecil Beaton’s work
hasSubject actors
artists
ballet and theatre performers
celebrities
fashion designers
royalty
writers
holdsWorkBy Cecil Beaton NERFINISHED
institutionalOwner Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED
language English
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED
museum Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cecil Beaton NERFINISHED
partOf Photography collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum
timePeriodCovered 20th century
Second World War NERFINISHED
interwar period
post-war era

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Photographic portraits by Cecil Beaton hasCollection Cecil Beaton collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum