Angus McBean: Portraits
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Angus McBean: Portraits

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Cecil Beaton called him the best photographer in Britain; Lord Snowdon declared him a genius. It is no exaggeration to say that Angus McBean revolutionized portraiture in the 1930s, or that he immortalized the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, and Elizabeth Taylor. Blending wit, drama, and fantasy with the consummate skill of a master photographer, McBean was the ...more
Hardcover, 172 pages
Published August 1st 2006 by Monacelli (first published July 20th 2006)
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Tosh
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Angus old bean you are a great portrait photographer. Cecil Beaton thinks you are (and he should know) and you almost go into the world of camp but somehow it goes beyond that. It is sort of a little theater and each character is taking part in a play of your choice. You are great. No doubt about that.
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