Ava Chats: Costumier James Kelly

James Kelly joined Ava Gardner Museum collections manager Beth Nevarez and honorary board member Lora Stocker for a special episode of Ava Chats recorded during the 2023 Ava Gardner Festival. They discussed James Kelly's work on reproduction costumes, specifically the two Ava Gardner costumes from Show Boat that he reproduced for the Museum. They also chatted about Walter Plunkett's costume design style, favorite Ava costumes and more!

This episode is available free of cost on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/gX3euDlq6t4?si=KOpBaIMIbWBgSUJx. 

This virtual event recording is the intellectual property of the Ava Gardner Museum.