Beskrivning
Beskrivning
CecilBeaton(1904 1980)wasoneoftwentieth- centuryBritain sRenaissancemen:photographer, costume designer, set designer, playwright, creator of fashion fabrics, and writer on raffine interiors and the personalities who inhabited them. He also happened to be a fine interior decorator. Cecil Beaton at Home focusesontwohomesdeartoBeaton sheartAshcombe House, near the Wiltshire village of Tollard Royal, and Reddish House, located in Broad Chalke, anothervillageinthesamecounty aswellas London’s Pelham Place and Beaton s New York hotel suites.Simultaneouslyaretreat,aninspiration,a photographer sstudio,andastageforimpressive entertaining, Beaton s country homes also fuelled his passion for art, gardening, and delight in village life.Againsthisoften-extravagantinteriors,Beaton s private life unfolds his unique talent for self-promotion, desire for theatricality, and uncertain pursuit of love. Thislavishlyillustratedvisualbiographybrings together original photographs, artworks, and possessions from his interiors to present an intimate picture of Beaton s extraordinary life.
