Cecil Beaton Photo Exhibition

As it is the queens diamond jubilee this year, and i had about an hour to kill, i decided to nip to the Cecil Beaton exhibition at the V and A. It was a small and compact exhibition, but the space was well utilized with the use of curtains to create additional rooms/spaces.
The line of photographs gave an interesting documentation of the Queens life, from little child to the monarch we see today, and the crowd (mostly elderly) seemed thoroughly contented with the show.
They were all promotional shots created for the media, and although wanting to present themselves as just people, many of them elevated them to something greater, just through the use of a lens and a background, and it was interesting to see the strict rules given to the media about the publication of the images, and which ones they could use. They cataloged royal weddings, births but it was the intimate family shots which held the most merit as they showed a more relaxed air to the queen.
So if you have a spare hour or so pop down to the V and A for a brief insight into the life of the monarch, it will be perfect preparation for the Jubilee celebrations!!


 V and A exhibition link---> http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/cecilbeaton/