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PERSONA GRATA, by Cecil Beaton and Kenneth Tynan; Allen Wingate, English price 21/-. PHOTOGRAPHER and a dramatic critic join forces to make hay of prominent personalities. In their introductory note they state that the list is a personal one; and if one’s personal taste should happen to coincide with theirs, one may be grateful for this book. But where Picasso rubs shoulders with Gary Cooper and the Crazy Gang, the limitation of a choice dictated by private enthusiasm becomes apparent. Mr. Beaton’s photography is lively and incongruous, Mr. Tynan’s commentary lively and superficial. One would have preferred a less sumptuous edition, and subjects selected in accordance with a standard less private.
James K.
Baxter
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 782, 16 July 1954, Page 14
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116PUBLIC FACES New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 782, 16 July 1954, Page 14
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