The Magic Image: The Genius of Photography from 1839 to the Present Day

by Cecil Beaton, Gail Buckland

Presents the history of photography through the work and biographies of over 200 photographers--the well-known as well as the lesser known. Edited by Cecil Beaton and Gail Buckland; introduction by Beaton. 304 pages; 16 color plates plus 450 b&w images; 9 x 11.25 inches. Commercial Photographers of the Victorian and Edwardian Eras; Commercial Photographers of the 1920s and 1930s; Architectural Photographers; Fashion Photographers; Press Photographers; Theatre Photographers; Ballet Photographers; Glossary; Index.

304 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1975

About the author

People noted sets and costumes of British photographer, diarist, and theatrical designer Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton for My Fair Lady on stage in 1956 and on film in 1964.

Cecil Beaton first styled his sisters decadently. His unique flair for elegance and fantasy led him to the most successful and influential portrait and fashion of the 20th century. From Adolf de Meyer, baron, and Edward Jean Steichen as sources of inspiration, he nevertheless developed all his own style. He worked for Vogue for more than a quarter-century and also as court official to the royal family in 1937. A constant innovator, Beaton worked for five decades to captivate some figures of his time from Edith Sitwell to the Rolling Stones, Greta Garbo, Jean Cocteau, and Marilyn Monroe.

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