December 9, 2007

Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton has always been a fascinating character to me, ever since I saw his beautiful costumes for My Fair Lady's horse racing scene. He was also one of the British Royal Family's photographers in the 40's and 50's. I don't know a lot about him, but I am going to find out by reading his diaries from 1965 until 1980.

I found two copies of his diaries which were published in 2002 at Book Thing this afternoon, along with a couple of copies of House & Garden from the Louis Gropp years. The diaries are about 800 pages total, with lots of illustrations, so I better get reading.
Posted by on
Labels: ,

10 comments:

  1. a.December 9, 2007 at 9:12 PM

    These were fabulous finds!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousDecember 9, 2007 at 9:42 PM

    Yes -- a fabulous find! I love the cover illustrations. You seem to find some amazing things at the Book Thing.

    -Julie

    ReplyDelete
  3. cotedetexasDecember 9, 2007 at 11:10 PM

    And free too!!! right? great picks!!
    Joni

    ReplyDelete
  4. The Peak of ChicDecember 10, 2007 at 11:04 AM

    You lucky devil! We want book reports when you're finished!

    ReplyDelete
  5. HOBACDecember 10, 2007 at 12:46 PM

    Ooh, that should be good. Have you read The Glass of Fashion? One of my faves!

    ReplyDelete
  6. SGMDecember 10, 2007 at 2:54 PM

    You're killing me with your great finds at Book Thing. Is it a chain? Because if it is, we need one in Denver. And if not, then I'm going to open one here. I love books. LOVE.

    ReplyDelete
  7. JanetDecember 11, 2007 at 11:31 AM

    Oh yummy! Great finds...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Style CourtDecember 11, 2007 at 8:00 PM

    Very lucky Fairfax! These cost a fortune in boutiques.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AnonymousDecember 13, 2007 at 9:19 PM

    cool finds.

    ReplyDelete
  10. blahDecember 17, 2007 at 8:49 PM

    ooo that picture of Audrey is lovely :-)

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for reading and commenting on Pigtown*Design. I read each and every comment and try to reply if I have your e-mail address.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)