Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/2/1/6
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/2/1/6
Title
"Cecil Beaton 1904-1980: A Memorial and Retrospective Exhibition". Proposed by the Barbican Art Gallery for 1985/6.
Date(s)
- 1984–1985 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
3p paper
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript proposal for a retrospective exhibition of Beaton's work, to be managed by the Barbican Art Gallery, London, from December 1985. After its London showing, the exhibition will be transferred immediately to New York, where it will be displayed at the International Centre for Photography (ICP). It is intended that the exhibition should display roughly 150 of Beaton's most significant photographs, drawn from his entire career. The curators will be David Mellor and Terence Pepper. Creator: the Barbican Art Gallery.