Barbara Karinska, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBarbara Karinska
Ukrainian-born US costumer
Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1886
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 18-Oct-1983
Profession: costume designer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Barbara Karinska
- Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska (October 3, 1886 – October 18, 1983), was costumer of the New York City Ballet, and the first costume designer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer".Along with Dorothy Jeakins, she won the 1948 Oscar for color costume design (the first year costume design was divided into color and black and white categories) for Joan of Arc, and was nominated in 1952 for the Samuel Goldwyn musical Hans Christian Andersen, starring Danny Kaye.
- She divided her time between homes in Manhattan, Sandisfield, Massachusetts, and Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France, the birthplace of Joan of Arc.
- For the stage, she designed the costumes for George Balanchine's production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, among others.
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