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'''Ruth E. Carter''' (born April 10, 1960) is an American ], for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit, who has mastered the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the ] and overall appearance of a character or performer.<ref name=Lenny-RadicalFashion-2016>{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Kendra|title=Radical Fashion: An interview with the costume designer Ruth Carter|url=http://www.lennyletter.com/culture/a624/radical-fashion/|work=]|date=November 23, 2016}}</ref> During her near 30 year film career, Carter has been nominated three times for the ] for her work on ]'s biographical film '']'' (1992), ]'s historical drama film '']'' (1997), and her most recent work on ]'s superhero film '']'' (2018),<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradley |first=Laura |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/black-panther-costumes-designer-ruth-carter-interview |title=The Secrets Behind Black Panther’s Spellbinding Fashion |publisher=Vanity Fair |date=2018-02-16 |accessdate=2019-02-25}}</ref> for which she won the award and became the first ] to win an Oscar in the that category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/movies/oscars-moments-best-worst.amp.html |title=The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars - The New York Times |publisher=Nytimes.com |date= |accessdate=2019-02-25}}</ref> | ||
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"Ruth Carter" redirects here. For the evangelist, see Ruth Carter Stapleton. For the arts patron, see Ruth Carter Stevenson.| Ruth E. Carter | |
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 Carter in March 2018 | |
| Born | (1960-04-10) April 10, 1960 (age 64) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Costume designer |
| Years active | 1982-present |
Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer, for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit, who has mastered the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the clothing and overall appearance of a character or performer. During her near 30 year film career, Carter has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Spike Lee's biographical film Malcolm X (1992), Steven Spielberg's historical drama film Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018), for which she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Oscar in the that category.
Early life
Carter graduated from Hampton Institute (1868 -1983) currently known as Hampton University (1984 - Present), Virginia, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Career
Carter began her career working as an intern in her hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts and at the Santa Fe Opera. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986. While working at the Los Angeles Theater Center, Carter met director Spike Lee, who hired her for his second film, School Daze (1988), and with whom she worked on a number of films thereafter, including Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), and Malcolm X (1992). Carter has continued to work on films for Spike Lee, including Oldboy (2013), Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014), and Chi-Raq (2015).
In addition to designing costumes for the films of Spike Lee, Carter has worked with legendary directors such as Steven Spielberg and John Singleton, and has dressed actors from Denzel Washington to Josh Brolin, and actresses from Angela Bassett to Jane Fonda.
Carter is also known for her work on What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Serenity (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Sparkle (2012), The Butler (2013) directed by Lee Daniels, and Selma (2014) directed by Ava DuVernay.
Carter is currently designing costumes for the American television drama series Being Mary Jane on BET Networks, created by Mara Brock Akil and starring Gabrielle Union.
Carter's most recent work was on the Afrofuturist superhero Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther (2018), directed by Ryan Coogler. For the film, she traveled to southern Africa to draw aesthetic inspirations and to receive permission to incorporate traditional Lesotho designs into the film's costumes.
A retrospective traveling exhibition of her work, "Dress Code: 35 Years of Ruth E. Carter’s Afrocentric Movie Costumes", will travel to museums worldwide beginning late 2019.
Honors
- 2002: American Black Film Festival, Career Achievement Award
- 2015: Essence, 2015 Black Women in Hollywood Award at the 8th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon
- 2019: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Costume Design for Black Panther
- 2019: Critics Choice, Best Costume Design for Black Panther
- 2019: Costume Designers Guild, Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film for Black Panther
- 2019: Costume Designers Guild, Career Achievement Award
Filmography
Television
- Being Mary Jane (2013–Present)
- Roots (2016)
References
- ^ James, Kendra (November 23, 2016). "Radical Fashion: An interview with the costume designer Ruth Carter". Lenny Letter.
- Bradley, Laura (2018-02-16). "The Secrets Behind Black Panther's Spellbinding Fashion". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- "The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Oscars - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- Sarah Platanitis, "Hollywood costume designer Ruth Carter talks about her roots in Springfield and Oscar nods", The Republican, February 22, 2015.
- Deborah Nadoolman Landis, "Ruth Carter" in Costume Design (Focal Press, 2003), ISBN 978-0-240-80590-0, pp. 37-45. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- Pat Kirkham, Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference (Yale University Press, 2002), ISBN 978-0-300-09331-5, pp. 142-143. Excerpt available at Google Books.
- "BET Networks Announces New Programming at Annual Upfront Presentation". The Futon Critic. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- "Clarks brought out Black Panther's costume designer to celebrate their new sneaker collab". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- "Dress Code: 35 Years of Ruth E. Carter's Afrocentric Movie Costumes". Curatorial Assistance Traveling Exhibitions. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "Actor Mekhi Pfifer and Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Honored at American Black Film Festival", Jet, July 22, 2002.
- http://www.essence.com/package/essence-black-women-hollywood
Further reading
- Kirkham, Pat; Stallworth, Shauna (2000). "Chapter 4: "Three Strikes Against Me": African American Women Designers". Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference. New York: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. pp. 141–143, 258. ISBN 978-0-300-09331-5. OCLC 48628173.
- Landis, Deborah Nadoolman (2003). Screencraft. Costume Design. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. ISBN 978-0-240-80590-0. OCLC 718593913.