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Sascha Brastoff with ceramics, 1947. Courtesy of Steve Conti.

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Sascha Brastoff (1917-1993) was a performer, designer, and the founder of a successful production ceramics factory and line that operated in Los Angeles, California, from c.1946 – 1962. 

Born Samuel Brostofsky in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917, Sascha Brastoff immersed himself in the arts from a young age.

Ballet classes, performing arts school, ceramics, and later jobs such as the window display creator for Macy’s in New York City served as creative outlets for Brastoff. It was not surprising that while serving in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, Brastoff worked as a designer and entertainer, conceiving his famous drag performance identity “GI Carmen Miranda.” 

After returning from his service in the Air Force, Brastoff did bri