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Call Number:

PH-00028

Collection Name:

Angus McBean Photography Collection

Creator:

McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990)

No. of Items:

40 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1930-1950

Description:

The collection consists of 40 photographs by Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990). Many of the prints are contrived photographs of British theater figures, some of which were used to illustrate The Sketch magazine. Select item-level information follows.

964:0024:0001 -- Celia Johnson in "Rebecca," 1940. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0002 -- Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0003 -- Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0004 -- Pamela Stanley as Queen Victoria, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0005 -- Jacques Dacqmine as Hippolyte, 1947. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0006 -- Magda László in "Alceste" by Gluck at the Glyndebourne Opera, 1959. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0007 -- "One Way Pendulum," 1959-1960?. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0008 -- "One Way Pendulum," 1959-1960?. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0009 -- "A Day by the Sea", 1954. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0010 -- Celia Johnson in “Rebecca”, 1940. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0011 -- Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print
964:0024:0012 -- Pamela Stanley as Queen Victoria, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0013 -- Hildegarde, 1953. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0014 -- Hildegarde, 1953. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0015 -- Diana Wynyard, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0016 -- Flora Robson, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0017 -- Beatrice Lillie with glass dome, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0018 -- Hugh Beaumont of Tennant Productions, 1953. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0019 -- Marika Rivera, half Greek mask, 1948. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0020 -- Robert Helpmann sitting between the legs of Margot Fonteyn, 1952. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0021 -- Beatrix Lehmann with block and tackle, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0022 -- Margot Fonteyn seen through a photographic cut-out of her own legs, 1952. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0023 -- Margot Fonteyn seen through a photographic cut-out of her own legs, 1952. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0024 -- Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0025 -- Nude female in sand up to waist, back view, 1949. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0026 -- Nude female in sand up to waist, front view, 1949. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0027 -- Vivien Leigh, straightforward portrait, 1959. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0028 -- Luise Rainer, 1939. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0029 -- Head of young man, 1940. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0030 -- "April" [child behind window-pane], 1942. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0031 -- Self-portrait arranged four times in star shape, 1957. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0032 -- Self-portrait a la Picasso, 1941 or 1946. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0033 -- Self-portrait with umbrella, 1938. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0034 -- Self-portrait in classical landscape. Gelatin silver print, 1948?;
964:0024:0035 -- Triple exposure of McBean with retouching desk, 1937. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0036 -- Self-portrait in winter landscape, 1960. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0037 -- Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0038 -- Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0039 -- Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print;
964:0024:0040 -- Self-portrait with fishing net, 1962. Gelatin silver print.

Location(s):

McBean, A., Box 1 (964:0024:0001-0009, 0013-0015, 0018)
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McBean, A., Box 2 (964:0024:0020-0022, 0027, 0031, 0034-0040)
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McBean, A., Box 3 (964:0024:0016-0017, 0023-0025, 0032-0033)
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McBean, A., Box 4 (964:0024:0010-0012, 0019, 0026, 0028-0030)
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Item(s):

964:0024:0001 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Celia Johnson in "Rebecca", 1940. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0002 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0003 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0004 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Pamela Stanley as Queen Victoria, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0005 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Jacques Dacqmine as Hippolyte, 1947. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0006 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Magda László in "Alceste" by Gluck at the Glyndebourne Opera, 1959. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0007 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). "One Way Pendulum", 1959-1960?. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0008 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). "One Way Pendulum", 959-1960?. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0009 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). "A Day by the Sea", 1954. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0010 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Celia Johnson in “Rebecca”, 1940. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0011 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Peggy Ashcroft as Portia, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0012 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Pamela Stanley as Queen Victoria, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0013 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Hildegarde, 1953. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0014 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Hildegarde, 1953. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0015 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Diana Wynyard, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0016 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Flora Robson, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0017 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Beatrice Lillie with glass dome, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0018 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Hugh Beaumont of Tennant Productions, 1953. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0019 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Marika Rivera, half Greek mask, 1948. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0020 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Robert Helpmann sitting between the legs of Margot Fonteyn, 1952. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0021 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Beatrix Lehmann with block and tackle, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0022 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Margot Fonteyn seen through a photographic cut-out of her own legs, 1952. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0023 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Margot Fonteyn seen through a photographic cut-out of her own legs, 1952. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0024 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0025 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Nude female in sand up to waist, back view, 1949. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0026 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Nude female in sand up to waist, front view, 1949. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0027 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Vivien Leigh, straightforward portrait, 1959. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0028 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Luise Rainer, 1939. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0029 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Head of young man, 1940. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0030 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). "April" [child behind window-pane], 1942. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0031 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait arranged four times in star shape, 1957. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0032 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait a la Picasso, 1941 or 1946. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0033 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait with umbrella, 1938. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0034 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait in classical landscape, 1948?. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0035 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). [Self-portrait at desk], 1937. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0036 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait in winter landscape, 1960. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0037 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0038 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0039 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait standing behind large date letters, 1961. Gelatin silver print, .

964:0024:0040 -- McBean, Angus (1904 - 1990). Self-portrait with fishing net, 1962. Gelatin silver print, .

See Also:

C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester Literary File Photography Collection: Item P67 is by McBean.

Christopher Fry Literary File Photography Collection: Items P8A-P8B, P9-P16, P34-P35, P55 are by McBean.

Helmut and Alison Gernsheim Papers and Photography Collection: Correspondence with McBean located in 14.2.


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