Rebecca Cunningham


General Information


Occupation: Theatre Designer, Costume Designer, Author, Artist

Resident City: New York City

Resident State/Province: New York

Resident Country: United States

Sources: http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/theater/Brooklyn%20College%20redesign/Bio%20Cunningham.html, http://www.usitt.org/sightlines/v48/n05/stories/Cunningham.html


Specialties


Subject: Costume Design and Construction


Subject: Eastern European Women Theatrical Artists and Designers


Jobs


Employer: Brooklyn College

Title: Professor of Costume Design and Technology

City: New York

State: New York

Country: United States

End Date: January 01, 1996

Notes: specialty on Eastern European women theatrical artists and designers


Collaborators


No collaborators on record


Apprenticeships


Country: delete


Awards


Name: Distinguished Achievement Award for Costuming

Description: awarded by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT)

Date Received: January 01, 2008


Name: Herbet D. Greggs Award

Date Received: January 01, 1999


Exhibitions


No exhibitions on record


Notable Projects


No projects on record


Education


Institution: Louisiana College

Degree: BFA in Advertising Art

End Date: January 01, 1963


Institution: Fashion Institute of Technology

Degree: AAS in Apparel Design

End Date: January 01, 1964


Institution: Brooklyn College

Degree: MFA in Costume Design

End Date: January 01, 1972


Licensing


No licenses on record


Professional Affiliations


No affiliations on record


Publications By


Title: The Magic Garment: Principles of Costume Design

Publisher: Waveland Press

Date Published: January 01, 1993


Title: Basic Sewing for Costume Construction: A Handbook

Publisher: Waveland Press

Date Published: January 01, 2005


Title: Russian Women Artists/Designers of the Avant-Garde

Publication: TD&T

Notes: won a Herbert D. Greggs Award in 1999


Title: Achieving the 20's Silhouette

Publication: The Cutter's Research Journal


Publications About


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