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Chased by the paparazzi who were fascinated by their outrageous behaviour, the ‘Bright Young Things’ were the younger sons and daughters of the aristocracy and middle-class people seeking to advance their careers through association.
Mar 12, 2020 · Eccentric, glamorous, twinking and nonchalant: the multifarious guises of the Bright Young Things captured by Cecil Beaton is a world to admire. Step into that heady realm through the doors of the National Portrait Gallery.
His archive is spotlit in the upcoming exhibition Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things at the National Portrait Gallery, bringing together what Dr Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National...
Apr 13, 2020 · From Bright Young Thing and documenter of London’s lost generation of the 20s to a documenter of a new generation who would lose their lives in the Second World War, this is just one slice of Cecil Beaton’s remarkable life through photography.
The Bright Young Things (or Bright Young People) were a set of bohemian socialites and aristocrats who became notorious in the 1920s tabloid press for their decadent parties, riotous practical jokes and hedonistic behaviour.
Jul 6, 2020 · 1920s, photograph by unknown artist. Focused on Beaton's formative years, the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery spanned from 1924, when his first photograph was published in the April issue of Vogue, to the late 1930s.
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Mar 11, 2020 · Bringing together a selection of rarely exhibited images that put the spotlight on the decadent extravagance of the 1920s and 1930s, The National Portrait Gallery’s latest show celebrates the golden age hedonism of Cecil Beaton’s ‘Bright Young Things.’
