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Jul 2023
29m 17s

How Ruth E. Carter brings Black style to...

THE WASHINGTON POST
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In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on June 22, two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter discusses her new book, “The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther,” dives deep on her creative process, and reflects on how her work has helped define Black st ... Show More
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