Harold Koda

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Harold Koda (born January 3, 1950, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American fashion scholar, curator, and the former curator-in-chief of the Anna Wintour Costume Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]

Career

While at the costume institute, Koda curated or co-curated, among other shows, Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations (2012), [2] "Charles James Beyond Fashion" (2014), [3] [4] and "Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style" (2015) [5] He retired from his position at the museum in 2016 and was succeeded in it by Andrew Bolton. Koda is the co-author of upwards of twenty books, including twelve catalogues for exhibitions held at the Metropolitan Museum. On May 5, 2016, Koda was given the "Pratt Fashion Lifetime Achievement Award" by Pratt Institute. The award was presented to him by Simon Doonan. [6] [7]

Koda appears in Andrew Rossi's 2016 documentary film The First Monday in May which is the staging of the Metropolitan Museum's annual Costume Institute Gala. [8] He also appears extensively in the 2010 documentary on fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, Bill Cunningham New York . [9] He co-curated the 2009 Metropolitan Costume Institute exhibition, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "HAROLD KODA NAMED NEW CURATOR-IN-CHARGE OF THE COSTUME INSTITUTE AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART". www.metmuseum.org. June 14, 2000. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada's Impossible Conversations at Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute". www.metmuseum.org. May 7, 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  3. ↑ "The Met's Curator, Harold Koda, on "Charles James: Beyond Fashion"". Allure. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  4. ↑ Trebay, Guy (September 9, 2015). "Harold Koda on Passing the Torch at the Costume Institute". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  5. ↑ "The Met's Art of Style Exhibit Reveals The Countess Behind The Couture". Observer. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Pratt Institute | News | Metropolitan Museum Curator Harold Koda to be Honored at 2016 Pratt Fashion Show". www.pratt.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. ↑ "Barneys' Simon Doonan To Present Harold Koda With The Pratt Fashion Award For Lifetime Achievement". Fashion Times. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand International Film Festival: The First Monday in May".
  9. ↑ "Zeitgeist Films :: Bill Cunningham New York :: Gallery".
  10. ↑ Smee, Sebastian (9 July 2009). "The faces of fashion". Boston.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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