Google Doodle pays tribute to Altina Schinasi known for ‘cat-eye’ frames

Google is celebrating cat-eye frame designer, Altina Schinasi’s 116th birthday with a Doodle. She is a famous American artist known for creating iconic eyewear, especially the Harlequin eyeglass frame, generally known as the “cat-eye” frame.

In addition to her remarkable accomplishments in fashion, Schinasi ventured into filmmaking. She made a documentary in 1960 called “George Grosz Interregnum’ about George Grosz, a well-known artist who was also her former mentor. The documentary gave her an Academy Award nomination and even the primary spot position at the Venice Film Festival.