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The Huxley-Parlour Gallery is showcasing 40 photographs by Cecil Beaton, spanning his career from the 1920s to the 1950s, highlighting his surrealist and poetic approach to fashion photography that transforms reality into evocative dreams. The exhibition emphasizes how Beaton's work transcends mere documentation to create a visual chant that blends reality with surrealism, situating fashion as a form of dreamlike artistry. This online exhibition is complemented by a physical print display at the gallery from July to September. Meanwhile, Dennis McNally’s book, The Last Great Dream, provides a detailed historical overview of the American mid-20th century counterculture, connecting key cultural figures and movements like poetry, psychedelic music, and free speech with a broad cultural lineage from Duke Ellington to Jerry Garcia. McNally’s work illuminates the interconnectedness of American cultural evolution through engaging storytelling and historical analysis. Both the photographic exhibition and McNally’s book explore the power of artistic expression to capture and transform the cultural imagination across different eras.