Ralph Jester
Ralph Jester (* July 10, 1901 in Tyler, Texas, † September 25, 1991 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American costume designer, sculptor and architect.
Life and work
Jester had studied at Yale and trained at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau artistically. In 1931 he first came to Hollywood, where he received his first it worthwhile task three years. Cecil B. DeMille, with whom he was to collaborate over the following decades, from time to time, some important artistic details of his opulent Cleopatra movie made him make. Despite the recognition received Ralph Jester remained until the 1950s in the film industry just a guest. 1953 brought him DeMille again, thus the epic film he employeesandsociety The Ten Commandments on the designs to the comprehensive, biblical costumes. When the film was in 1956 in U.S. cinemas started off and Jester earned his first Oscar nomination, followed by the end of the decade a number of other deals which usually had very large extent.
Rasch Jester showed to be particularly qualified to make costumes for historical as well as exotic, but always opulent film materials. For William Dieterle of Texans in 1956 designed the clothes to Storm over Persia, two years later, again for DeMille, this time for the pirates, war and independence Drama King of the buccaneers. This strip, DeMille's swan song, Jester brought a his second Oscar nomination. In the same year (1958 ) overtook Jester an order for the production of costumes for King Vidor's Bible epic Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Then finished Jester his cinematic activities.
Jester has also established several ambitious documentaries on the expression of religion in architecture and sculpture. The filmless time took Ralph Jester for various artistic activities. In 1929 he exhibited in the Dallas Allied Arts in 1934 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In addition, he held extensive teaching activities and taught art and film art, as for example at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Palos Verdes College. As an architect, he joined temporarily Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, and was involved in the construction of the Wayfarers Chapel, a futuristic glass church.
From 22 June to August 4, 1990 honored the Palos Verdes Art Center the many years living on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Jester with an exhibition of his film creations in the film Norris Gallery.