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Angus McBean

(1904-1990), Photographer

Sitter in 79 portraits
Artist associated with 283 portraits
Began his career in the theatre as mask-maker and scenery designer before turning to full-time theatre photography. McBean is renowned for his theatrical and inventive photography of the 1930s and 1940s. Imitated throughout his career, his influence especially in advertising is still prominent today. In 1935 he opened his own studio; and his prominent style was soon being published in glossy magazines. The Surrealist Exhibition in 1936 was an influence on McBean's theatrical portraits. After the Second World War he opened a larger studio in Covent Garden, and in the 1940s and 1950s was inundated with commissions from theatre companies. In the 1960s McBean photographed the Beatles for their first album.

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Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x125282

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1959
NPG x125282

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x39317

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1960
NPG x39317

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x131155

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1961
NPG x131155

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x131156

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1963
NPG x131156

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x131157

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1964
NPG x131157

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x125283

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
bromide postcard print, 1965
NPG x125283

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x127126

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1965
NPG x127126

Angus McBean, by Angus McBean - NPG x39313

Angus McBean

by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1966
NPG x39313

Angus McBean, by Jake Wallis - NPG x127127

Angus McBean

by Jake Wallis
bromide print, 1968
NPG x127127

Angus McBean, by Jake Wallis - NPG x127128

Angus McBean

by Jake Wallis
bromide print, 1968
NPG x127128

Angus McBean, by Jake Wallis - NPG x127129

Angus McBean

by Jake Wallis
bromide print, 1968
NPG x127129

Angus McBean, by Roger Perry - NPG x131679

Angus McBean

by Roger Perry
bromide fibre print, 1970s
NPG x131679

Angus McBean, by Ruth Spencer - NPG x1526

Angus McBean

by Ruth Spencer
bromide print on card mount, 1975
NPG x1526

Angus McBean, by Ruth Spencer - NPG x1527

Angus McBean

by Ruth Spencer
bromide print on card mount, 1975
NPG x1527

Angus McBean, by Angela Gorgas - NPG x133011

Angus McBean

by Angela Gorgas
modern bromide print from original negative, 1977
NPG x133011

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Theresa Mackey

03 October 2022, 18:57

Yes. My great aunt Gladys had all of his personal Christmas Cards. She was his PA.