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Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

Marlene Dietrich, 1930's

Description

Maker

  • Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, 1904-1980, British

Title

Marlene Dietrich

Year

1930's

Medium

gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gelatin silver print

Dimensions

34.3 x 42.4 cm (13 1/2 x 16 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in orange crayon beneath image, LR:Beaton

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Walter H. Kimball Fund

Object Number

74.046

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Cecil Beaton photographed celebrities for almost seven decades, often on assignment for magazines including Vanity Fair, British Vogue, and Harper’s
Bazaar. He captured Marlene Dietrich (American, born Germany, 1901–1992) on several occasions in a style that recalls classical sculpture; here, he sets off her
sharp, sculptural features and marble-like skin with soft, painted fabrics and a delightfully gauzy dress. A painter and designer as well as a photographer, Beaton was
known for finding or creating innovative backdrops for his sitters both inside and outside the studio.

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Marlene Dietrich with the accession number of 74.046. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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