Isobel Sinesi

In 1936, Isobel Sinesi joined the faculty of the School of Fashion Design and led the school in developing its curriculum to focus entirely on fashion design.

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Florence Klotz

Klotz’s most noteworthy costume design credits were for productions by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen Sondheim, and 16 prodcutions with director Harold (Hal) Prince, including Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Show Boat (1994), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Pacific Overtures (1976), Grind (1985), and On the Twentieth Century (1978).

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Henrietta Barclay Paist

Multi-talented artist, designer, teacher, and author Henrietta Barclay Paist is perhaps best known for her china painting, a popular turn-of-the-century pastime.

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