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Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party

Best known for his iconic fashion photography, Cecil Beaton had a bouquet of creative talents: he was also an accomplished costume and set designer for film, theatre and ballet, and a gifted artist. This exhibition is the first to examine the common thread weaving through Beaton’s work: gardens and flowers.

Photographs, paintings, drawings, costume and set design will explore the role flowers played in developing Cecil Beaton’s creative practice; from the lavish floral installations he created for parties with flowers from his own gardens, to painted and fresh flowers used as backdrops for fashion photography and royal portraits, to the famous floral costumes in My Fair Lady.

Curated by Garden Museum Curator Emma House and designed by artist and designer Luke Edward Hall.

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Cecil Beaton by Cecil Beaton, 1960s © Cecil Beaton Archive, Condé Nast; The Cutting Garden, Cecil Beaton © National Portrait Gallery, London; Bianca Jagger by Cecil Beaton, 1978 © Cecil Beaton Archive, Condé Nast