Ellis, Judith
Person
Biography
Judith Ellis is founder and chair of the Toy Design department, the first baccalaureate program in toy design, at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ellis was elected to the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Annette Piecora interview, 1994 December 1, 1994 December 1
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.12
Scope and Contents
Annette Piecora joined FIT in 1977 as a clerical assistant under Gladys Marcus and Jean-Ellen Gibson, the chair of the social science department. Piecora would work in both the personnel department and faculty services department before finding a long-term position in the president’s office. Piecora mentions meeting her husband, Professor Steve Harrington of the social services department, through FIT. Piecora worked with Marvin Feldman and Allan Herschfield, and discusses how she began...
Dates:
1994 December 1
Judith Ellis interview, 2018 December 13, 2018 December 13
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.21
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Alex Joseph interviews Judy Ellis, the founder and chair of FIT’s toy design program. Ellis discusses the first toy that she loved growing up and explores the emotional connection between a child and a toy. She then continues to talk about her various career changes growing up, the development of the toy design program, and her personal views on the meaning of toys.
Dates:
2018 December 13
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