Arts This Week: Ruth E. Carter And Voices From The Land
Ruth E. Carter is an Academy-Award winning costume designer
Antwon Maxwell Photography, courtesy of New Bedford Art Museum
Arts This Week | May 6, 2021
This week, Jared Bowen takes us through the costume designs of Ruth E. Carter at New Bedford Art Museum and gives us a sample of âVoices From The Landâ presented by Shelter Music Boston.
A gallery view of Uncommon Threads: The Works of Ruth E. Carter
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The New Bedford Art Museum presents a retrospective of costumes designed by Academy Award-winner Ruth E. Carter. A Massachusetts native, Carter is known for her work on more than 30 years of films including âBlack Panther,â âDo the Right Thing and âRootsâ (reboot). In addition to presenting costumes, the exhibition highlights Carterâs extensive research and design process through sketches, mood boards, reference photographs and more.