# Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook

- **Brand:** Assouline
- **Price:** $250.00
- **Catalog:** assouline
- **Retailer:** assouline
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABq9QAPnxbJttZDYPoaOnleT5BHREc2yaDhVtrrJCVimo_v_YPSMgFwM2799UudzFBOxABGWt8LRtWwGFZACaGhcJWPq7AcpFwhqUlWZ8NmO3R2oi9lz3nfyCJr_nSLvrkpybwbpuOJ-0lHvrMaV5cMNqTJJBjrz08it8DpqrA9zWYyOEOpUaB4B1I1Fy9JmEh9hwOT4Fc_fn1bLIQjjk_A0-XSzsP7D8Pu-qlKbobPEnEZzWqhzmXv5x9oOVhSGFhesve4l8kWd3rdvKDT2MTFKvxfSxJFff6jVmXUVoM5fHHQ6cHC1HGniS_ct_XjwkPwkQL9zyVdaJdG8bJv6sDe9TneCzXrgn4VSGeafLPSQ6d3Up2huGt931MRunDvB3UR4rLRvbOPiWLcCPg05FsrLd2Q0GGtTeyNrQC8NpNtPAb7mZLrWF6wt4bmww-B0_qki212bdtJRpR3gd5Y8BDHDsPr3A==
- **GTIN:** 882664347284
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

Luxury hardcover art book titled 'Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook' featuring a yellow slipcase and a collage-style cover with photography.

## Description

As one of the twentieth century’s most important photographers, Cecil Beaton helped invent the cult of the celebrity image while pushing the boundaries of his art form with innovative techniques and staging. In the course of his decades-long career as a photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as a British war correspondent, Cecil Beaton documented lives both famous and quotidian—including his own, in dozens of scrapbooks now held by Sotheby’s London. In these pages, reproduced here for the very first time, the inner vision of the man behind the camera takes center stage. Composed of his own prints and of clippings from magazines, newspapers, and playbills, the pages are an instructive record of his creative process. His famous eye alighted on society figures, royals, dancers, actors, statesmen, and natives in ceremonial garb, picking out visual rhymes and witty juxtapositions. To flip through the pages is to enter a fabulous and surreal party where Tallulah Bankhead rubs shoulders with a bust of Voltaire and a portrait of Stravinsky; where Beaton’s first trip on the Queen Mary coincides with Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The precursor to the “mood board,” Beaton’s scrapbooks allowed the artist to play with pictures he had taken (and perhaps those he wished he had) in the dreamspace of artifice that was always his favorite setting.

## Appearance

- **Materials:** Hardcover in a luxury slipcase

## Variants

- **In stock:** 1 of 1

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## Categories

- **Categories:** Books

## Additional Attributes

- **isbn:** 9782759404728
- **tags:** endear:film-tv-photography, Grand Legend, live-rates, Online Store
- **author:** James Danziger
- **vendor:** ASSOULINE
- **weight:** 14.0 lb
- **language:** English
- **dimensions:** W 12.12 x L 15.27 x D 2.48 in
- **page count:** 392 pages
- **released on:** October 2010
- **product type:** Books
- **dust regularly:** Use a soft, dry cloth or feather duster to gently remove dust from the cover and page edges.
- **shopify handle:** cecil-beaton-the-art-of-the-scrapbook
- **cover materials:** Hardcover in a luxury slipcase
- **avoid direct sunlight:** Prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may cause fading or discoloration of the cover and pages, or melt or warp the binding, compromising the book's integrity.
- **number of illustrations:** 218
- **use caution when opening:** Do not force the spine flat, especially on new books, as this may damage the binding.
- **handle with clean dry hands:** Always use clean, dry hands when handling your book to avoid transferring oils, dirt, or liquids onto the pages and cover.
- **keep away from sharp objects:** Sharp objects can damage the cover and pages.
- **keep away from liquids and food:** Avoid placing books near food or beverages to prevent spills and stains.
- **keep away from children and pets:** Large books are heavy and unwieldy and may cause injury.
- **store in a cool dry place on a low secure shelf:** Humidity and moisture can damage the paper and melt or warp the binding. Store books upright and closed on a flat surface, away from heat sources. Heavy books placed precariously on high shelves or surfaces may cause injury. Do not use as a storage surface.

## Enrichment

- **Type:** coffee table book
- **Type Synonyms:** art book, hardcover book
- **Tags:** hardcover, slipcase, illustrated, photography book, scrapbook style
- **Styles:** luxury, artistic
- **Category Path:** Media > Books > Print Books
- **Book cover type:** Hardcover
- **Genre:** Arts, Design, Fashion & beauty
- **Language version:** ENG- English
- **Target audience:** Adults
- **Canonical Brand:** Assouline

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