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Meet Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer behind âBlack Panther,â âMalcolm X,â and more
By Mark Feeney Globe Staff,Updated April 29, 2021, 12:34 p.m.
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Ruth E. Carter, the Oscar-winning Black Panther costume designer, is the subject of an exhibition at the New Bedford Art MuseumAntwon Maxwell Photography
You may not recognize Ruth E. Carterâs name, but you likely recognize the costumes sheâs designed. Theyâre featured in a dozen Spike Lee films, including âDo the Right Thingâ (1989) and âMalcolm Xâ (1992). The latter was her first Oscar nomination. Theyâre in Steven Spielbergâs âAmistadâ (1997), her second nomination. Her third was for âBlack Pantherâ (2018), for which she became the first Black person to win a best costume Oscar.
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The New Bedford Art Museum keeps the arts rolling
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The New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! (NBAM) will be traveling across New Bedford in the iconic purple artMOBILE as it transforms into a “cARTer” MOBILE, beginning on May 7. This outreach program will continue to be a free and accessible creative source where youth can engage in artistic and inventive instruction with quality art supplies.
The “cARTer” MOBILE will be incorporating mediums and materials that highlight the Art Museum’s exhibition featuring Ruth E. Carter. An Academy Award-winning costume designer, Carter’s known for her work on Black Panther, Malcolm X, Amistad, Do the Right Thing, and other outstanding motion pictures. The exhibition will follow Carter’s creative process and include sketches, mood boards, iconic costumes, and other ephemera from her Los Angeles studio. This show will open at NBAM on May 1 and run through Nov. 14.
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