National Portrait Gallery

Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the twentieth century, renowned for his images of elegance, glamour, and style. His influence on portrait photography was profound and continues to inspire many contemporary photographers. In the 1920s and 30s, Beaton used his camera, ambition, and larger-than-life personality to mingle with a flamboyant and rebellious group...

Carol Jerrems: Portraits is the first monograph on this highly influential photographer, whose body of work is a defining artistic achievement of the late 20th century. During her condensed career, from 1968 until her premature death in 1980, Jerrems took intimate portraits set against the backdrop of the social change of the 1970s, charting feminism, First Nations activism, youth subcultures,...