Lowell Lecture: Revolutionary Art with Ruth Carter

Join us for a conversation with trailblazing costume designer Ruth E. Carter, the first Black woman to win two Academy Awards in Costume Design—for Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Over a four-decade career, Carter has brought history and Afrofuturism to life on screen through iconic collaborations with filmmakers like Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay. Her work on films such as Malcolm X, Selma, and Amistad has cemented her legacy as a master of visual storytelling.

Carter will be in conversation with former BPL Board Chair, Dr. Priscilla H. Douglas.

After the main program, in-person audience members can meet Carter in the Connector Space located just outside of Rabb Hall.

This program will happen in-person and over Zoom Webinar. We plan to open doors twenty minutes in advance for our in-person audience.

Ruth E. Carter is the 2019 Academy Award winner in Costume Design for Marvel’s Black Panther, making history as the first African-American to win in the category. Carter wows audiences and dazzles critics alike with Afro Future looks that empower the female form and turn a superhero into an African King. Inspired by African tribal wear, Carter fuses traditional and contemporary while incorporating technology to deliver fashion and function, creating such authenticity and ownership for the actors, characters, and viewers, cementing her as one of the preeminent voices and experts on Afro aesthetics.

This program is produced in partnership with the GBH Forum Network.

This program is part of the Lowell Lecture Series generously sponsored by the Lowell Institute through the Boston Public Library Fund.