# Camille Abbott

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American illustrator, art director, and designer

**Camille Abbott** is an American illustrator, art director, and designer. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the [Art Directors Guild](/source/Art_Directors_Guild) in 2014.[1]

Abbott received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from [Chouinard Art Institute](/source/Chouinard_Art_Institute) in 1957.[2] In 1960, she became the third woman to join then [IATSE](/source/International_Alliance_of_Theatrical_Stage_Employees) Local 790 (Illustrators and Matte Artists).[1] She served as Secretary Treasurer of the local for 42 years. During her career, she drew [storyboards](/source/Storyboard) and production design drawings for dozens of films including *[Spaceballs](/source/Spaceballs)*, *[Flashdance](/source/Flashdance)*, and [*Battlestar Galactica*](/source/Battlestar_Galactica_(1978_TV_series)).[3] For the film *Spaceballs*, Abbott worked in the art department as an illustrator.[4] For *Career Opportunities* Abbott also worked in the art department, but as a production illustrator for the film.[5]

Abbott has lectured as a storyboard and sketch artist at universities including the [University of Hawaii](/source/University_of_Hawaii), [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University), and the [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles).[6] Abbott was nominated for Best Costume Design by the [NAACP](/source/NAACP) for the play *[Shaking the Mess out of Misery](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaking_the_Mess_out_of_Misery&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[1]

In the mid-1970s, Abbott, along with a small community of parents, founded the first multicultural school in Los Angeles. She continued her work within the education system by heading various committees among four elementary schools, forming a multicultural calendar for them.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_1-3) ["ADG Lifetime Achievement - CAMILLE ABBOTT"](https://adg.org/awards/lifetime-achievement/camille-abbott/). *adg.org*. Retrieved 2019-09-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Chouinard Alumna Camille Abbott Wins Lifetime Achievement Award"](https://blog.calarts.edu/2015/02/17/chouinard-alumna-camille-abbott-wins-lifetime-achievement-award/). *blog.calarts.edu*. 17 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Art Directors Guild to Honor Four With Lifetime Achievement Awards"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/art-directors-guild-honor-four-758823). *The Hollywood Reporter*. 17 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Spaceballs (1987) - IMDb*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094012/fullcredits), retrieved 2022-10-14

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Career Opportunities (1991) - IMDb*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101545/fullcredits), retrieved 2022-10-14

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Katz, Steven Douglas. *Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Scree*. Gulf Professional Publishing. p. 82.

v t e Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award 1996—2014 Robert F. Boyle Henry Bumstead Harold Michelson Jan Scott Albert Brenner Sir Ken Adam William J. Creber John B. Mansbridge Dean Tavoularis Stuart Craig Paul Sylbert Terence Marsh Patricia Norris Tony Walton Herman Zimmerman Camille Abbott Jim Bissell John P. Bruce Rick Carter Will Ferrell 2015—2020 Bill Anderson Harrison Ellenshaw Patrizia Von Brandenstein Cate Bangs Albert Obregon Joseph Musso Rene Lagler William J. Newmon II James J. Murakami John Moffitt Marty Kline Norm Newberry Joe Alves Denis Olsen Stephen Berger Jack Johnson John Eaves Patrick DeGreve Martha Johnson Stuart Wurtzel

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