Angus McBean photographs, 1936-1970.

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Angus McBean photographs, 1936-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659329723

Collection includes glass plate negatives (5 x 7 inches), contact index prints (proofs), and a few theater programs for the productions he photographed. Subjects of photographs include plays, revues, operas, and ballets on the British stage from 1936 to early 1970s. Includes studio portraits of actors as well as scenes.

ca. 30,000 glass plate negatives; + contact print proofs, other material

Houghton Library

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McBean, Angus, 1904-1990

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Epithet: photographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000254 Angus McBean was born in South Wales in June of 1904 and the family later moved to Scotland. He was a photographer active in London who photographed most of the important stage productions in London, Stratford-on-Avon, Glyndebourne, and Aldeburgh, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. His work has been associated with surrealism. ...