About the project

October 18, 2012 – January 12, 2013

The New York City presentation of Katharine Hepburn: Dressed for Stage and Screen was created by the Performing Arts Museum in collaboration with the Kent State University Museum. Katharine Hepburn knew the importance of costume in defining character and drawing the audience into a story. She had a sure sense of what would work for her. The exhibition features costumes Katharine Hepburn kept in her personal collection of performance clothes, wardrobe which she wore for publicity, and examples of “rebel chic” from her casual and rehearsal wear by designers such as Valentina, Howard Greer, Cecil Beaton, Jane Greenwood, Walter Plunkett, Irene, Muriel King, and Margaret Furse. Augmented with film still, posters and playbills, the exhibition spans her long career in theater, film and television.

Lead Graphic and Exhibition Designer