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
gelatin silver print, circa 1952
NPG x198529
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1952
NPG x88979
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1953
NPG x39320
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1953
NPG x39305
Noël Coward as King Magnus in 'The Apple Cart'
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1953
NPG x135615
Janette Scott as Hermione in 'The Private Life of Helen'
by Angus McBean
gelatin silver print, 1953
NPG x196112
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1953
NPG x88984
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1953
NPG x88978
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1954
NPG x39321
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1954
NPG x39306
Christmas card by Angus McBean
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1954
NPG x39307
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1955
NPG x39322
by Angus McBean
postcard print, 1955
NPG x19994
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1955
NPG x39308
by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1955
NPG x39309
Vivien Leigh as Viola in 'Twelfth Night'
by Angus McBean
vintage print, 1955
NPG x137982
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1956
NPG x39323
by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1956
NPG x39318
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1957
NPG x39310
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1957
NPG x88976
Winifred Radford; Constance Carrodus
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print on card mount, 1957-1958
NPG x88988
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1958
NPG x39311
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1959
NPG x125282
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1959
NPG x125282a
'The Beverley Sisters' (Babs Beverley; Joy Beverley; Teddie Beverley)
by Angus McBean
chromogenic print, 1960
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x131150
'The Beverley Sisters' (Babs Beverley; Joy Beverley; Teddie Beverley)
by Angus McBean
chromogenic print, 1960
NPG x131151
'The Beverley Sisters' (Babs Beverley; Joy Beverley; Teddie Beverley)
by Angus McBean
chromogenic print, 1960
NPG x131152
by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1960
NPG x39317
by Angus McBean
modern bromide print from original negative, 1960s
NPG x135805
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1961
NPG x131155
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1962
NPG x39312
by Angus McBean
semi-matte bromide print, 1962
NPG x15451
by Angus McBean
semi-matte bromide print, 1962
NPG x26069
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1963
NPG x131156
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1964
NPG x131157
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1965
NPG x39314
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1965
NPG x39315
by Angus McBean
bromide postcard print, 1965
NPG x125283
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1965
NPG x127126
by Angus McBean
bromide print photomontage, 1966
NPG x39313
'Best wishes from Angus McBean'
by Angus McBean
bromide print, 1966
NPG x39316
Hayley Mills as Hedvig Ekdal and Dulcie Gray as Gina Ekdal in Henrik Ibsen's 'The Wild Duck'
by Angus McBean
gelatin silver print, 1970-1971
NPG x198542
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print mounted as a Christmas card, 1984
NPG x131158
by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1984
NPG x194342
by Angus McBean
bromide print on photographer's mount, 1984
NPG x68816
by Angus McBean
chromogenic print, 1988
NPG x128899
Run-DMC (Darryl ('D.M.C') McDaniels; Run Simmons; Jason ('Jam Master Jay') Mizell)
by Angus McBean
bromide fibre print, 1988
NPG x128900
Shirley Bassey ('The Fabulous Shirley Bassey')
by Angus McBean, published by E.M.I. Records Limited
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, 1959
NPG D49504
by Angus McBean, published by E.M.I. Records Limited
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, 1959
NPG D49514
'The Enchanting Beverley Sisters' (Babs Beverley; Joy Beverley; Teddie Beverley)
by Angus McBean, published by Music for Pleasure Limited
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, reissued 1965 or after, originally published 1960
NPG D49505
Danny Williams ('The Hits of Danny Williams')
by Angus McBean, published by E.M.I. Records Limited
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, 1962
NPG D49525
'Please Please Me' The Beatles (Ringo Starr; Paul McCartney; George Harrison; John Lennon)
by Angus McBean, published by E.M.I. Records Limited
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, 1963
NPG D49510
'Get Back' The Beatles (Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; Ringo Starr; Ringo Starr)
by Angus McBean, published by Trademark of Quality
colour offset lithographic record sleeve, published after 1970
NPG D49512
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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.