Angus McBean
(1904-1990), PhotographerSitter 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.
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1933
NPG P930
by Angus McBean
bromide print, late 1930s
NPG P931
by Angus McBean, by John Vickers
bromide print, 1938
NPG P901
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1939
NPG P932
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, circa 1940
NPG P618
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1945
NPG P933
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1947
NPG P934
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1948
NPG P935
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1951
NPG P936
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1951?
NPG P937
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1961
NPG P938
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1963
NPG P939
Angus McBean; Coral Edith Browne
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1981
NPG P940
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1983
NPG P941
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1984
NPG P942
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, circa 1930s
NPG Ax183844
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, circa 1930s
NPG Ax183847
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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.