© Cecil Beaton, 1947, Portrait of Marlon Brando

This photo was published in the book “The Essential Cecil Beaton - Photographs 1920-1970” (published by Schirmer/Mosel).

A kind of master of ceremonies to the British Empire, fashion and society photographer Cecil Beaton depicted the high and low of the century with his signature elegance and panache: the British Royal family, the nobility, the London bohemian, and the New York underground. This volume, a comprehensive survey of his work, is now available again in a hardcover edition. With texts by Philippe Garner and David Alan Mellor.

More pictures from this book can be seen here.

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