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War's raw beauty captured by a style icon.
If you admire the juxtaposition of glamor with the grit of wartime, Cecil Beaton's "Theatre of War" offers a riveting visual chronicle during WWII. His lens transforms the bleakness of conflict into something poignant and often unexpectedly beautiful. It's a read that blends historical significance with aesthetic grace, perfect for anyone who appreciates art in the midst of adversity.
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ISBN: 9780224096300
Authors:
Cecil Beaton
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date of Publication: 2013-04-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.44
(rated by 25 readers)
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The definitive collection of Cecil Beaton's war photography, drawing on a wealth of material and accompanied by his own diary entries. At the beginning of World War II, Cecil Beaton was commissioned by the British government to photograph the home front. He set to work recording both the destruction of the city and the heroism of Londoners under attack. He conducted a survey of Bomber and Fighter Commands for the RAF, which was published with his own astute commentary. Beaton was an effective propagandist, but his voice, like his photographs, was touchingly elegant. Beaton's wartime work amounted to 7,000 photographs. He traveled through the Western Desert and on to Iraq, Palestine, Transjordan, Syria, and India, where he photographed the final days of the Raj in New Delhi and Calcutta before joining the Burma campaign. He ended the war deep in Chinese territory where he witnessed the Nationalist resistance to the Japanese. This collection of Beaton's masterful WWII photography captures the home front, the Middle East, arms and vehicle manufacturing in Britain, India, the Burma Campaign, and the war in China. It also includes a chronology placing events in Beaton's life alongside developments in photography, journalism, and the arts; war photography; and world events. His original photographs are reproduced large on the page, alongside his diary extracts, allowing for deep scrutiny and appreciation of the images and their artist.
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War's raw beauty captured by a style icon.
If you admire the juxtaposition of glamor with the grit of wartime, Cecil Beaton's "Theatre of War" offers a riveting visual chronicle during WWII. His lens transforms the bleakness of conflict into something poignant and often unexpectedly beautiful. It's a read that blends historical significance with aesthetic grace, perfect for anyone who appreciates art in the midst of adversity.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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