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Ruth E.
Carter
Book
Talk And
Signing
Saturday,
Dec. 16
3pm
At The
Wright
Museum
DETROIT
- Join
The
Wright
Museum
for an
evening
with
two-time
Academy
Award-winning
costume
designer
Ruth E.
Carter
for a
conversation
on her
book,
The Art
of Ruth
E.
Carter:
Costuming
Black
History
and the
Afrofuture,
from Do
the
Right
Thing to
Black
Panther,
moderated
by
acclaimed
creative,
curator,
impresario,
consultant,
and muse
Peter
“Souleo”
Wright.
This
gorgeous
book
includes
an
amazing
array of
images.
Close-up
photography
reveals
the
details
that
make
Carter’s
costumes
so
special.
Sketches
and mood
boards
illuminate
her
artistic
process
and the
way she
collaborates
with
actors,
directors,
and
fellow
crew
members.
This
book is
a feast
for the
eyes.
Hear
firsthand
the
stories
of Ms.
Carter’s
three-decade
career
of great
films
that
have
shaped
the
narrative
of the
Black
experience
in
American
cinema.
Hear
behind
the
scenes
stories
of films
such as
Coming
to
America
and
Black
Panther
as well
as
discovering
the
artistry
and
passion
that
went
into
creating
Wakanda
Forever.
About
Ruth E.
Carter
Ruth E.
Carter
is a
living
legend
of
costume
design.
For
three
decades,
she has
shaped
the
story of
the
Black
experience
on
screen—from
the ’80s
streetwear
of Do
the
Right
Thing to
the
royal
regalia
of
Coming 2
America.
Her work
on
Marvel's
Black
Panther
and
Black
Panther:
Wakanda
Forever
not only
brought
Afrofuturism
to the
mainstream,
but also
made her
the
first
Black
winner
of an
Oscar in
costume
design
and the
first
Black
woman to
win two
Academy
Awards
in any
category.
In 2021,
she
became
the
second-ever
costume
designer
to
receive
a star
on the
Hollywood
Walk of
Fame. In
this
definitive
book,
Carter
shares
her
origins—recalling
a trip
to the
sporting
goods
store
with
Spike
Lee to
outfit
the
School
Daze
cast and
a
transformative
moment
stepping
inside
history
on the
set of
Steven
Spielberg's
Amistad.
She
recounts
anecdotes
from
dressing
the
greats:
Eddie
Murphy,
Samuel
L.
Jackson,
Angela
Bassett,
Halle
Berry,
Chadwick
Boseman,
and many
more.
She
describes
the
passion
for
history
that
inspired
her
period
pieces—from
Malcolm
X to
Selma—and
her
devotion
to
highlighting
the
humanity
of the
Black
experience.
About
Souleo
Peter
“Souleo”
Wright
has been
hailed
as an
“Icon of
Harlem
(Ruth
Millington,
art
historian
and
author
Muse)
and
“Harlem’s
Heart &
Soul”
(NY
Daily
News).
An
acclaimed
creative,
curator,
impresario,
consultant,
and
muse, he
seamlessly
merges
the
worlds
of art,
fashion,
literature,
media,
and
music to
document
and
amplify
the
stories
of the
merging
and
underrepresented
vis
exhibitions,
events,
and
writing.
Souleo
has
collaborated
with
noteworthy
institutions
and
brands
including
Nordstrom,
Columbia
University,
New York
Public
Library,
Schomburg
Center
for
Research
in Black
Culture,
Museum
of Arts
and
Design,
and
AARP.
Notable
projects
include
legendary
department
store
Nordstrom's
first-ever
exhibition
Styling:
Black
Expression,
Rebellion,
and Joy
Through
Fashion;
the
visual
art
debut of
film
icon
Melvin
Van
Peebles
in
eMerge
2.0:
Melvin
Van
Peebles
and
Artists
on the
Cusp: a
spotlight
on the
unsung
Harlem
Institute
of
Fashion’s
runaway
shows in
Showing
Out:
Fashion
in
Harlem;
and I
found
god in
myself:
a
celebration
of Dr.
Ntozake
Shange’
for
colored
girls...
Ticket
Price:
$15
General
Admission
$0
Members
$40
Ticket &
Signed
Book
(Purchase
in
Advance)
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Tickets
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