Rebecca Kelly

Education

BA, MS, University of Rhode Island

Biography

Rebecca J. Kelly is a dress historian, in addition to teaching in FIT's History of Art department and Fashion and Textile Studies graduate program. She is the author of "Fashion in The Gilded Age: A Profile of Newport's King Family," in Twentieth-Century American Fashion, edited by Linda Welters and Patricia Cunningham. Kelly worked for many years as a conservator, holding positions at The Preservation Society of Newport County, and later at The Museum at FIT. She continues to work as a consultant, assisting numerous organizations with the interpretation and installation of textile exhibitions. Kelly is a long-time member of the Costume Society of America. She has served on the CSA Northeastern Regional Board and co-chaired the CSA 2011 National Symposium and Annual Meeting in Boston.