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Barbara Karinska
(1886-1983)
Russian costume designer
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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".

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Born Varvara Jmoudsky
3 October 1886
Kharkiv, Russian Empire
Died
19 October 1983 (aged 97)
New York, NY
Zodiac Libra
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    Irene Sharaff · Friend · 1910-1993 · American costume designer edit info
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    Kermit Love · Friend · 1916-2008 · Ballet and mupper designer edit info
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