• MFA Theatrical Design, University of Wisconsin - Madison 1974
World Area Of Focus:
• Africa 10%-24% • International 25%-49% • Western Europe/European Union (EU) 25%-49%
Languages:
• French (elementary proficiency) • Latin (limited working proficiency)
Specialization:
Costume and clothing history; traditional dress (garments) in Africa and Asia; national dress is Europe; theatrical design and designers.
Relevant Experience:
• 2002-2017 Research travel to Korea; Singapore and Malaysia; Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam; Prague, Czech Republic, London and Paris.
Distinctions:
• 2008-2020 Fellow of USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology
Relevant Courses Taught:
• DRAM 470 Costume History • DRAM 475 African, Asian, and Arabian Costume History
Recent Publications:
• 2018 Owen, Bobbi. The Designs of William Ivey Long. New York: Broadway Press in Cooperation with USITT, 2018.
• 2016 Rev. The Designs of Ann Roth by Holly Poe Durbin and Bonnie Kruger; New York: United States Institute for Theatre Technology, in conjunction with Broadway Press, 2014. Spring 2016 TD&T (Theatre Design and Technology) Journal.
• 2016 Review of The Designs of Ann Roth by Holly Poe Durbin and Bonnie Kruger; New York: United States Institute for Theatre Technology, in conjunction with Broadway Press, 2014. Theatre Design and Technology Journal, Spring 2016.
• 2014 TD&T: Theatre Design & Technology, Winter 2014, P. 62-63.
• 2014 Review. Liberace Extravaganza! by Connie Furr Soloman and Jan Jewett. Harper Design, 2013.
• 2013 Owen, Bobbi, Rev. Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Harper Design, New York, 2012. TD&T: Theatre Design & Technology, p. 65-68.
• 2013 Owen, Bobbi, Hollywood Costume at the V&A. New York: United States Institute Theatre Technology. TD&T: Theatre Design & Technology, p. 52-61.
• 2010 Late & Great: American Designers 1960-2010, New York: Broadway Press in Cooperation with USITT, 2010.
• 2007 Design USA (Exhibition Catalog for the U.S. entry in the 2007 Prague Quadrennial). New York: USITT in cooperation with Broadway Press, 2007.
• 2005 The Designs of Willa Kim, NY: USITT in cooperation with Broadway Press, 2005.
• 2003 Broadway Design Roster, Designers and Their Credits. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2003.
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