Joseph, Alex
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Jamel Shabazz interview, 2014 January 6, 2014 January 6
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.1
Scope and Contents
April Calahan, Curator of Manuscripts at the Special Collections and FIT Archive unit of the Fashion Institute of Technology library, interviews street style fashion photographer Jamel Shabazz. Mr. Shabazz talks of his life growing up in New York City as a child of divorce. He recalls how he started learning photography in Germany while serving in the armed forces. He began documenting his world in 1980 when he began taking photographs of young people who reminded him of his own life growing...
Dates:
2014 January 6
Joanne Arbuckle interview, 2018 May 15, 2018 May 15
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.14
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This interview takes place on May 15, 2018, where Alex Joseph interviews FIT alumna, faculty and former School of Art and Design Dean, Joanne Arbuckle. They begin with discussing Joanne’s childhood, sewing clothing and sourcing from the garment district before attending FIT for fashion design and later returning as an adjunct Professor. They discuss how Joanne started as an assistant designer with the creative director at Royal Silk, and go on to talk about her interests in intimates before...
Dates:
2018 May 15
John Pomerantz interview, 2017 April 19, 2017 April 19
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.7
Scope and Contents
In this interview conducted on April 19, 2017, John Pomerantz is interviewed from the offices of the Doneger Group by Alex Joseph, Manager Editor of FIT’s Hue Magazine. Pomerantz is former chairman and chief executive officer of Leslie Fay Company, Inc., a manufacturer of women's fashions. Pomerantz retired in 2000 after more than four decades with the company. Pomerantz discusses his childhood life, his former education, his relationship with his father, his insights within the apparel...
Dates:
2017 April 19
Judith Ellis interview, 2018 December 13, 2018 December 13
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.21
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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
Linda Tain interview, 2019 April 24, 2019 April 24
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.24
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Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Linda Tain, a long-time professor in FIT's department of Fashion Design. Linda Tain talks first about her childhood, and how her life led towards the fashion industry and FIT. Tain reminisces about some of the students she studied with in the 1950s at FIT, including Antonio Lopez, Randy Fenoli, and others who have influenced her throughout her life, as well as the different teaching techniques from then to now. She then recounts...
Dates:
2019 April 24
Peter Scotese interview, 2017 August 30, 2017 August 30
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.8
Scope and Contents
Peter Scotese talks about growing up in a home for orphans, World War II history, and the history of FIT
Dates:
2017 August 30
Roberta Elins interview, 2019 May 16, 2019 May 16
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.25
Scope and Contents
Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Roberta Elins, Professor in FIT's Advertising and Marketing Communications program, and President, United College Employees of FIT.
Dates:
2019 May 16
Susan Rietman interview, 2019 February 20, 2019 February 20
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Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.10.23
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Alex Joseph, Managing Editor of FIT's Hue Magazine interviews Susan Rietman, a professor from FIT's Textile Service Design and Fabric Styling program. Susan recalls her childhood and how her life led to fashion, particularly how a serigraphy course led her into the field textiles. She talks about her mother's designer clothing collection that she has kept, and about her move to New York right after college in 1961. Her first job was with Leslie Tillet at "D.D. and Leslie Tillett" where she...
Dates:
2019 February 20
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