INVESTMENT management firm, Quilter Cheviot is to be one of the sponsors at a major exhibition about the life of Sir Cecil Beaton, one of the 20th century’s most colourful and influential fashion and portrait photographers.

Cecil Beaton at Home – Ashcombe & Reddish runs from May 23 to September 19.

Paul Sexton, executive director of Quilter Cheviot said: “Cecil Beaton is a fascinating figure from our cultural history and we welcome the opportunity to support this celebration of his time in Wiltshire. Beaton’s life and work continue to spark interest around the world and draw visitors to the English south coast.”

Museum director Adrian Green added: “We are deeply grateful to Quilter Cheviot for their generous sponsorship of what is the largest biographical exhibition of one of the 20th century’s most influential and iconic fashion and portrait photographers. It is through the wonderful support of our sponsorship partners that Salisbury Museum is able to present world-class exhibitions like Cecil Beaton at Home”.

Quilter Cheviot’s Salisbury office on London Road opened in 2010 and manages investments on behalf of businesses in Berkshire, Sussex, Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset.