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"From Military Icon to Countercultural Symbol: The Beret's Enduring Legacy" Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, the esteemed British Army Officer

Background imageBeret Collection: Half-length portrait of general Giuseppe Garibaldi with his daughter Clelia

Half-length portrait of general Giuseppe Garibaldi with his daughter Clelia
3566152 Half-length portrait of general Giuseppe Garibaldi with his daughter Clelia; (add.info.: 1875 -1880 ca. Photographer: Besso, Vittorio); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageBeret Collection: Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna

Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna
3569910 Monument to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1885 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageBeret Collection: A man and two boys, portrayed while running in a playing field

A man and two boys, portrayed while running in a playing field
3568493 A man and two boys, portrayed while running in a playing field. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Rome 1930 - 1940 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

Background imageBeret Collection: The image shows a painting representing an alpinist, collocated on the top of a mountain

The image shows a painting representing an alpinist, collocated on the top of a mountain
3568345 The image shows a painting representing an alpinist, collocated on the top of a mountain and flanked by the allegory of the death

Background imageBeret Collection: Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and gloves

Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and gloves
Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and white gloves. Date: 1967

Background imageBeret Collection: Model in mini skirt pinafore dress with box jacket

Model in mini skirt pinafore dress with box jacket, white beret and white gloves. Date: circa 1967

Background imageBeret Collection: Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving)

Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving)
8676483 Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Soyer (1810-1858), French chef, inventor and writer

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall, c.1535-40 (mixed media on oak wood)

Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall, c.1535-40 (mixed media on oak wood)
8833154 Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall, c.1535-40 (mixed media on oak wood) by Holbein the Elder, Hans (1460/5-1524); diam: 31 cm; Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Background imageBeret Collection: The journalist Luigi Albertini speaks with an army officer. The photo was taken in 1916

The journalist Luigi Albertini speaks with an army officer. The photo was taken in 1916, during World War I
3562885 The journalist Luigi Albertini speaks with an army officer. The photo was taken in 1916, during World War I. by Unknown photographer

The Empty Mug, 1668 (oil on panel)
8712003 The Empty Mug, 1668 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By David Teniers)

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of the parisian actor Francois-Louis Lesueur in stage costume

Portrait of the parisian actor Francois-Louis Lesueur in stage costume
3572292 Portrait of the parisian actor Francois-Louis Lesueur in stage costume; (add.info.: 1876 ca. Photographer: Carjat, Etienne;Lemercier & C); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageBeret Collection: Lord Ronald Gower, British sculptor (b/w photo)

Lord Ronald Gower, British sculptor (b/w photo)
8673384 Lord Ronald Gower, British sculptor (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Ronald Gower (1845-1916), British sculptor

Background imageBeret Collection: Album 'Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910': Group of people posing in front of the Sphinx of Giza with

Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Group of people posing in front of the Sphinx of Giza with pyramid in
3562340 Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Group of people posing in front of the Sphinx of Giza with pyramid in the background; (add.info.: Giza, Necropolis)

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of an elementary class in the College of San Fernando, Cadiz, Spain

Portrait of an elementary class in the College of San Fernando, Cadiz, Spain
3566500 Portrait of an elementary class in the College of San Fernando, Cadiz, Spain. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: San Fernando, Spain 1890 ca)

Background imageBeret Collection: Posing, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris

Posing, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris, 1929 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo)
495648 Posing, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris, 1929 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Kiki

Background imageBeret Collection: Album 'Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910': Group of people posing while they're having a toast in a garden

Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Group of people posing while they're having a toast in a garden
3562342 Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": Group of people posing while they're having a toast in a garden; (add.info.: 1910 Photographer: Lehnert & Landrock, Phot); Alinari Archives

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of a gentleman with a black beret, 1530-1535. Creator

Portrait of a gentleman with a black beret, 1530-1535. Creator: Girolamo da Carpi (Girolamo Sellari) (1501-1556)
Portrait of a gentleman with a black beret, 1530-1535. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Estense, Modena

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Stefano Raggio, c.1513. Creator: Cleve, Joos van (around 1485-1540)

Portrait of Stefano Raggio, c.1513. Creator: Cleve, Joos van (around 1485-1540)
Portrait of Stefano Raggio, c.1513. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi (1507-1582), c.1540. Creator: Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572)

Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi (1507-1582), c.1540. Creator: Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572)
Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi (1507-1582), c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence

Background imageBeret Collection: Take off your glasses

Take off your glasses
Jan Slotboom

Background imageBeret Collection: Baileys Road

Baileys Road
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Background imageBeret Collection: Flat capped Gent

Flat capped Gent
Colin Dixon

Background imageBeret Collection: Man seated outdoors painting, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Man seated outdoors painting, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Man seated outdoors painting, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Background imageBeret Collection: Carl Skånberg, the Artist, 1878. Creator: Carl Larsson

Carl Skånberg, the Artist, 1878. Creator: Carl Larsson
Carl Skanberg, the Artist, 1878

Background imageBeret Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Che Guevara, 1960s, (2023). Creators: Heritage Images, Che Guevara

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Che Guevara, 1960s, (2023). Creators: Heritage Images, Che Guevara
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Che Guevara, 1960s, (2023). Ernesto Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist

Background imageBeret Collection: Man with beret and a book, 1798. Creator: R.M. Pruysenaar

Man with beret and a book, 1798. Creator: R.M. Pruysenaar
Man with beret on, sitting at a table with an open book in front of him. 1798

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg, c.1518

Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg, c.1518. Creator: Workshop of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg, c.1518. Other Title(s): Jan Gerritsz van Egmond (d 1523). Bailiff of Nieuwburg

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Frans van Schoterbosch (c.1484-?), c.1620. Creator: Jan Verspronck

Portrait of Frans van Schoterbosch (c.1484-?), c.1620. Creator: Jan Verspronck
Portrait of Frans van Schoterbosch (c.1484-?), c.1620. Attributed to Cornelis Engelsz

Background imageBeret Collection: Self-Portrait, 1838. Creator: Johan Hendrick Louis Meijer

Self-Portrait, 1838. Creator: Johan Hendrick Louis Meijer
Self-Portrait, 1838

Background imageBeret Collection: Le capitaine Desombourg au milieu d'un groupe du 116e bataillon de chasseurs alpins, 1916

Le capitaine Desombourg au milieu d'un groupe du 116e bataillon de chasseurs alpins, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le capitaine Desombourg au milieu d'un groupe du 116e bataillon de chasseurs alpins, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageBeret Collection: Democritus, 1628. Creator: Hendrick ter Brugghen

Democritus, 1628. Creator: Hendrick ter Brugghen
Democritus, 1628

Background imageBeret Collection: Self-Portrait, 1640-1678. Creator: Pieter Jansz van Asch

Self-Portrait, 1640-1678. Creator: Pieter Jansz van Asch
Self-Portrait, 1640-1678

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of a Man. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)

Portrait of a Man. Creator: Holbein, Hans, the Younger (1497-1543)
Portrait of a Man. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Pieter Gillis (1486-1533), 1517. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)

Portrait of Pieter Gillis (1486-1533), 1517. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
Portrait of Pieter Gillis (1486-1533), 1517. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageBeret Collection: Self-Portrait Sketching, 1752. Creator: Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Self-Portrait Sketching, 1752. Creator: Georg Friedrich Schmidt
Self-Portrait Sketching, 1752

Background imageBeret Collection: Miss Dorothy Brown, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Dorothy Brown, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Dorothy Brown, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 11

Background imageBeret Collection: Pierre de Beaumont and two unidentified women, standing outdoors, between 1932 and 1942

Pierre de Beaumont and two unidentified women, standing outdoors, between 1932 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Pierre de Beaumont and two unidentified women, standing outdoors, between 1932 and 1942

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of a Man, 1601-1700. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of a Man, 1601-1700. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man, 1601-1700

Background imageBeret Collection: An African American boy; The lost pocketbook, 1922. Creator: Unknown

An African American boy; The lost pocketbook, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An African American boy; The lost pocketbook, 1922

Background imageBeret Collection: Autoportrait, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Charles Cottet

Autoportrait, between 1880 and 1889. Creator: Charles Cottet
Autoportrait, between 1880 and 1889

Background imageBeret Collection: Autoportrait, 29–11–1853. Creator: Hippolyte-Jean Flandrin

Autoportrait, 29–11–1853. Creator: Hippolyte-Jean Flandrin
Autoportrait, 29-11-1853

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Cab Calloway, Strand Theater, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Cab Calloway, Strand Theater, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cab Calloway, Strand Theater, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Background imageBeret Collection: Portrait of Thelonious Monk and Howard McGhee, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Thelonious Monk and Howard McGhee, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Background imageBeret Collection: Harper's April, c1890 - 1907. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's April, c1890 - 1907. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's April, c1890 - 1907. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageBeret Collection: La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme de profil, coiffé d'un béret, mains dans les poches, c.1904

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme de profil, coiffé d'un béret, mains dans les poches, c.1904
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme de profil, coiffe d'un beret, mains dans les poches, c.1904



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"From Military Icon to Countercultural Symbol: The Beret's Enduring Legacy" Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, the esteemed British Army Officer, donned a beret as he strategized on the battlefield. This iconic headwear became synonymous with his leadership and tactical brilliance. In an unexpected twist, the beret found its way into popular culture through Derek Jarman's publicity still from Wittgenstein (1993). The film showcased the intellectual prowess of Ludwig Wittgenstein while subtly highlighting the beret's timeless appeal. During the 1960s, an army recruitment poster featured a soldier proudly wearing a beret. It symbolized courage and determination, enticing young men to join their ranks and become part of something greater than themselves. The image of General Bernard Law Montgomery commanding the 8th Army in 1942 captured artists' attention worldwide. Sir John Alexander Hammerton immortalized him in a portrait that highlighted both his military might and his choice of headgear -the unmistakable beret. Beyond military associations, everyday life embraced this versatile accessory. A boy feeding lambs on Cross Farm wore a beret with innocence and charm. Meanwhile, a woman confidently rode her Super Sunbeam motorcycle adorned with her stylishly tilted beret -a testament to its versatility across genders. The revolutionary spirit also adopted this iconic hat. Ernesto "Che" Guevara famously sported it during pivotal moments in history. Whether photographed in Havana or Central America, Che's image forever linked him to rebellion against oppression -with his trusty beret serving as an emblem of resistance. Even renowned composer Richard Wagner was not immune to its allure; he posed for photographs at his villa wearing a distinguished black beret that added an air of sophistication to his persona. Not confined by time or place, film crews captured beach scenes during Expo 70 (1970) while sporting their trusty berets -an essential part of their creative uniform.