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Director’s Circle Toast & Tour: The Art of the Character

October 9, 2025 at 5:30pm–7pm Jepson Center
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Director’s Circle Members are invited to toast the opening of The Art of Character and enjoy an exclusive tour with Director Dr. David A. Brenneman and exhibition’s Curator Kelly Richardson, Director and Curator of The Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection at Indiana University.

 

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The Art of the Character: Highlights from the Glenn Close Costume Collection

 Jepson Center
Throughout her storied career, actress Glenn Close has collaborated closely with costume designers to help bring the characters she embodies to life. Inspired by the creativity and craftsmanship she saw in her film and theater productions, she began collecting and preserving costumes and accessories from her projects after her first movie, The World According to Garp (1982). In 2017, she donated her over 800-piece collection to the Sage Fashion Collection in the School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University.
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