Queen Elizabeth II: Portraits by Cecil Beaton - Hardcover

Brown, Susanna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851776540 ISBN 13: 9781851776542

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2011

Synopsis

Photographer, costume designer, avid diarist—Cecil Beaton was also a “romantic royalist” whose glittering photographs of Queen Elizabeth II were among the most widely published portraits of the 20th century. This fascinating book explores Beaton’s long relationship with the Queen and the royal family, and describes how his royal portraits shaped the monarchy’s public image from the 1930s to the late 1960s. It is a celebration of Beaton, the enduring flair of his portraits, and the myriad sources of inspiration that resulted in photographs so powerful that they molded the world’s perception of a mother, princess, and monarch.

Praise for Queen Elizabeth II:

“A book embodying a large piece of 20th century history.” —The Palm Beach Post

About this title

About the Author:

Susanna Brown is curator of photographs at the V&A. Her recent V&A exhibitions include The Other Britain Revisited: Photographs from New Society (2010) and Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography (2011).

About this edition

• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1851776540
• ISBN 13: 9781851776542
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128