{"product_id":"1953-persona-grata-by-cecil-beaton-vintage-photographic-history-book","title":"1953 Persona Grata by Cecil Beaton Vintage Photographic History Book","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cb\u003e\n  1953 Persona Grata by Cecil Beaton Vintage Photographic History Book\n \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Persona Grata\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Cecil Beaton \u0026amp; Kenneth Tynan\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Published by Allan Wingate Publishers Ltd: London 1953 1st Edition\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   \"Persona Grata is a stylish and unconventional collaboration between celebrated photographer Cecil Beaton and influential drama critic Kenneth Tynan, first published in 1953. Combining Beaton's elegant portrait photography with Tynan's witty and perceptive essays, the book presents a curated gallery of prominent cultural figures from the worlds of theatre, literature, film, music, fashion, and the arts. Rather than attempting a formal encyclopaedia of celebrity, the authors instead focus on personalities they admired for their individuality, charm, intelligence, talent, and theatrical flair.\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   The volume features portraits and commentary on many notable mid-century figures, capturing the atmosphere of post-war artistic and intellectual society in Britain, Europe, and America. Beaton's photographs are characteristically sophisticated and atmospheric, while Tynan's accompanying text provides sharp, often humorous insights into the personalities and creative achievements of the subjects. Together they create an engaging portrait of a cosmopolitan cultural world populated by actors, writers, directors, dancers, designers, and social figures who shaped the artistic life of the era.\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   Beautifully designed throughout under Beaton's artistic direction, Persona Grata is regarded as both a photography book and an important cultural snapshot of the 1950s creative elite. The First Edition published by Allan Wingate in London remains particularly collectible, especially in original dust jacket. Today the work appeals strongly to collectors of theatre history, photography, fashion, celebrity portraiture, and mid-century design, as well as admirers of Cecil Beaton's distinctive visual style and Kenneth Tynan's literary criticism.\"\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  General wear. chipping with some loss to dustjacket. Pages clean and well presented. No loose pages. A nice copy in good condition overall.  Please study photos to further understand condition.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    Size 24.5cm x 18cm x 2cm - 99 Pages\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065111953547,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/993a67c4-9139-4b32-b9f8-d139888d37a8.jpg?v=1779696951","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/1953-persona-grata-by-cecil-beaton-vintage-photographic-history-book","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}