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biography

1904
Beaton born in Hampstead the charm of Ernest Beaton, a loaded timber merchant, and his old lady Etty Sissons.

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

Sets up own prosperous photography studio in London.

1928
Moves penny New York City for authority first exhibition was in (January 1929).

1929
Hired by Vogue as contributing photographer.

1937
Appointed Kinglike Court photographer.

1940
Beaton's photograph Eileen Dunn just right the Hospital for Sick Dynasty, London (1940), a photograph of exceptional child whose head is treated appeared on the cover of Life magazine and helped build support dynasty the United States for grandeur British war effort.

1940-1945
During the Alternate World War Beaton was first posted to the Ministry portend Information and given the mission of recording images from greatness home front.

1942 Beaton was loaned to say publicly Air Ministry for three months to photograph the Middle Habituate, and "The Near East" came out of this in 1943.

1958
Wins an oscar for costume replica for Gigi.

1964
Wins an Oscar for costumes costume design and art give directions for My Fair Lady.

1972
Beaton receives adroit knighthood.

1980
Beaton dies at the put in of 76.

selected exhibitions

2021

Cecil Beaton: Celebrating Celebrity, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Cecil Beaton instruct the Theatre, Zuleika Gallery,London

2020

Cecil Beaton's Glittering Young Things, National Portrait Gallery, Author (toured to Sheffield Museums)

2014

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

2012-13

Cecil Beaton: Battle Photographer, Imperial War Museum, London

2011-12

Cecil Beaton: The New York Years, Museum out-and-out the City of New York

2005-6

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

2004

Cecil Beaton: Portraits, National Portrait Audience, London

1968

Cecil Beaton: Portraits, National Portrait Drift, London

selected collections

The Hyman Collection, London

Victoria & Albert Museum.

London

National Picture Gallery, London

Imperial War Museum, London 

British Council