Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999 (1925-1999)
Dates
- Existence: 1925-1999
Biography
Patricia Zipprodt was a Tony Award-winning costume designer whose career extended from theater to dance to opera to film and television. Zipprodt designed costumes for the ballet and several Broadway shows including Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Cabaret (1966), Zorba (1968), Chicago (1975), and Sweet Charity (1987), as well as the film The Graduate (1967). She was very meticulous and committed to researching history, assessing color, collecting swatches, and overseeing the construction of costumes. She has won three Tony Awards and nominated for eleven in her lifetime.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12, 1979 December 12
In this interview, Robert L. Green interviews award-winning costume designer Patricia Zipprodt in her studio. They discusses the process of designing costumes for the theater and her use of apprentices to help with costume research.
Patricia Zipprodt interview on Charles James, 1979 November 10-11, 1979 November 10-11
The Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries began informally in the late 1970s, and was officially funded by a grant from the Educational Foundation for the Fashion Industries beginning in 1981. The project was guided by an industry advisory committee chaired by Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr., and was largely guided by then director of the Gladys Marcus Library at FIT, John Touhey.