School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Angus McBean

Born: 1904, UK, Wales, Monmouthshire, Newbridge   Died: 1990

Photographer. Son of a surveyor. Began as a bank clerk in Monmouth, 1921-24. Worked for Liberty's in London, 1926-33, as an antiques salesman. He then trained with the portrait photographer Hugh Cecil, 1934-35. He later established his own theatrical photography studio where he produced imaginative, often surreal, portraits of film and theatre stars including Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. He also created annual Christmas cards which usually featured self portraits.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

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Tania Sharman PH1671 Photography

Tania Sharman PH1672 Photography

The Duenna PH1702 Photography

The Hon. Pamela Stanley PH1640 Photography

The Hon. Pamela Stanley PH1641 Photography

The King and I PH1700 Photography

The Lady's Not for Burning PH1699 Photography

The Lady's Not for Burning PH1650 Photography

Titania and Bottom PH1696 Photography

Walter Crisham PH1698 Photography

William Devlin PH1636 Photography

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