This week I have also visited the V&A to see the Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton marking the Queen's diamond Jubilee. It was not an exhibition I would personally choose to see myself, but a interesting experience and insight into the royal world and the work of Beaton.
The small exhibition of around 100 photographs was as much a note of the photographic icon Beaton as much as the celebration of the Royals. However although I felt the exhibition had a certain charm as well as celebrating a historic landmark, to me i did feel that it lacked any true depth.
The small exhibition of around 100 photographs was as much a note of the photographic icon Beaton as much as the celebration of the Royals. However although I felt the exhibition had a certain charm as well as celebrating a historic landmark, to me i did feel that it lacked any true depth.
Captured through the lens of a Rollieflex Beaton offers us some intimate exposures of the Royal life through a collection of portraits by Beaton taken from 1939 to 1968 as a contribution to the Queen's diamond jubilee. The narrative follows Princess Elizabeth through adolescence, motherhood and eventually monarchy. Early portraits of the Queen Mother depict a fairy tale atmosphere with beautifully painted scenic backdrops inspired by the french painter Fragonard. They are portraits of elegance, grandeur and prosperity, demonstrating Beaton's talents as a photographer and set designer.
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