Cecil Beaton sketch collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC.58

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the following: 28 unsigned ink sketches of women's casual and lounge wear (all on thin writing paper with a logo for The Ambassador, 341 Park Avenue, New York City); some include handwritten notations;

4 unfinished sketches on larger cream-colored paper, one with textile swatches attached;

1 large format color transparency depicting a studio photo of a woman wearing a skirted swimsuit and umbrella hat, standing with two small children in matching beach outfits;

1 magazine tear cover of Seventeen from May 1956;

1 undated magazine tear from a May Harper's Bazaar advertising the 'Young Couture' swimwear collection by Regal;

10 signed larger-format watercolor and gouache on paper sketches of women's and children's casual wear and swimwear; some of these include handwritten notations.

Dates

Creation: 1950-1959

Creator

Beaton, Cecil (1904-1980) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you wish to schedule an appointment to view this material or have any questions, visit our website.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Full Extent

1.75 Linear Feet (One medium sized box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

* Possibly transferred from the Museum at FIT, date unknown

* 2012 accrual: Gift of Justin B. Israel and Howard L. Israel: One 14" x 20" watercolor of Charles James romper