Cecil Beaton: The New York Years - Hardcover

Albrecht, Donald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847835650 ISBN 13: 9780847835652

Publisher: Skira Rizzoli, 2011

Synopsis

238 pages, illustrated throughout

About this title

Review:

..".featuring the sketches, photographs, and designs Beaton made during his stays in the city--give us a chance to wallow once again in the romantic aura of a man who put his stamp on the worlds of fashion photography, illustration, portraiture, and set and costume design." W Magazine

"It is a pleasure to leaf through the thick pages of Cecil Beaton." New York Times

"This volume documents Beaton's most influential relationships with quintessential figures of the New York art scene...Cecil Beaton is the definitive portfolio chronicling Beaton's stunning career in fashion, portraiture, and the performing arts." Editor at Large

"Lovers of both New York and the glamour of high society will appreciate The New York Years, an expansive multi-decade review of Cecil Beaton's photography." Rangefinder

"Nearly every page of the book showcases a flamboyant beauty..." Palm Beach Post

"This tome, as befitting the length and breadth of Beaton's accomplishments, is divided into 5 parts...Needless to say, it is worthy of its special subject." The Daily Beast

"The New York Years is an inspirational, visually rich collection befitting of Beaton's legendary career." Flaunt Magazine

About the Author:

Donald Albrecht is the Museum of the City of New York's curator of architecture and design. He has contributed essays to a number of books about architecture and design, including Andree Putman: Complete Works and Gabellini: Architecture of the Interior.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0847835650
• ISBN 13: 9780847835652
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240