Rewind: Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter on growing up Springfield

The Common

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Ruth E. Carter is a two-time Oscar-winning costume designer who has dressed characters in hit movies and TV series for more than three decades. Her designs can be seen in works such as Do The Right Thing, The Five Heartbeats, both Marvel Black Panther movies, Yellowstone and Seinfeld. She's also a native of Springfield, Mass. In 2023, she was honored with the Coolidge Award at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, an honor that celebrates one outstanding film artist whose body of work is recognized as consistently original and challenging.

On today's episode, Ruth E. Carter joins The Common to talk about how her upbringing in Springfield continues to inspire her work today.

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