The 'Sketchbook' Collection of hand printed wallpapers and fabrics, which include original, hand drawn designs from Sir Cecil Beaton.
"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary"Beaton is best known for his fashion photographs and society portraits. He worked as a staff photographer for Vanity Fair and Vogue in addition to photographing celebrities in Hollywood.
His stage designs were unparalleled for Hollywood productions such as 'Gigi' (1958) and 'My Fair Lady' (1964), for which he also won Best Costume Design Oscars.
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