Photobiography 1951 BEATON, Cecil B429009823494

BEATON, Cecil

[255] pp.

Doubleday & Company, Inc.

1951

10 1/4" x 7 3/8"

Cecil Beaton's witty account of the first 25 years of his career, filled with anecdotes and photos. Published before the diaries, Photobiography is an early memoir from Beaton. Its focus is on his career as a photographer, from his early boyhood with his Box Brownie to the post-War photographs of the Royal Family, taking in Hollywood, Vogue and the War along the way. The book is well illustrated with examples of Beaton's work, some well-known portraits and some lesser known ones.