Zipprodt, Patricia, 1925-1999 (1925-1999)

Person

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 1 Collection or Record:

Patricia Zipprodt interview, 1979 December 12, 1979 December 12

Item

Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.1.132

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1979 December 12

Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Academic Affairs records / Gladys Marcus Library records / Special Collections and FIT Archive / FIT oral histories collection / Oral History Project of the Fashion Industries

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Subject: Costume design X