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A row of women kneeling, washing clothes. Some are looking over their shoulder towards the camera. Trees to the side.

A row of women standing on a river bank, washing clothes. Trees to the side.

Two women sat inside at a table, peeling mushrooms, both looking at the camera.

View down a street, with four women (one sitting and three standing round her) in the foreground in front of a building, talking. Beside them is a large, rectangular wicker basket containing bread and other items.

Three women in headscarves and aprons, laying out washing on the grass. Two of the women have their backs to the camera. More washing hangs on lines in the background.

Portrait of two women dressed in skirts, aprons and head cloths, each balancing a large vessel on her head. Both smile at the camera. A girl is partially visible standing behind them. Hills in the background.

Documents relating to the proposed publication of photographs by Beaton to illustrate an article on "Women" in the French magazine, 'Réalités'. 1/ Typescript letter to the Editor of 'Realities' from Beaton, in which Beaton writes that he cannot allow his photographs to be used alongside an article by an unspecified author. The photographs, which are the property of Johnson and Johnson, were sent to the Editor in the belief that they would only be used in conjunction with an article on Beaton's work and for strictly no other purpose. Were the magazine to use the pictures in another capacity, Johnson and Johnson would be within their rights to sue for the infringement of their copyright [dated 26th July, 1961]; 2/ Typescript letter to General Robert Johnson from Beaton, in which Beaton thanks Johnson for allowing 'Réalités' to use his photographs for a feature on the idealisation of femininity. He also expresses regret that Johnson's visit to London should coincide with Beaton's holiday in Greece, though he looks forward to seeing Johnson in New York in November [dated 27th July 1961]; 3/ Invoice for the reproduction of written material for a special feature on Beaton, for the sum of 500 francs [dated 27th July 1961]; 4/ Typescript article, in which Beaton explains the aim of his photographs, which is to show the feminine ideal in some of its various aspects. The women appear in different fantasy roles, dressed as artisit or ballet dancer or wearing highly fashionable clothes. Beaton writes that in all of the photographs, the models are "raised a little higher than the bounds of reality, but without our aspirations and dreams, wouldn't all our lives seem a little less roseate?"

Woman with a washboard, looking up at the camera.

A young woman in a shirt and long skirt, standing looking over her shoulder (away from the camera), with her hands in a wooden tub. The tub is on a wooden bench against the wall of a stone building. There is a small, metal dish beside the tub, and a wicker basket and a metal bucket on the floor by the woman's feet.

View of a woman in an apron and hat, standing in a passage between two brick walls, washing clothes in a large wooden tub. The tub is on top of a barrel, with buckets and baskets on the ground in front. A tree and a building are visible behind her.