Charles Eames, artist and art
Born June 17 1907, Birth St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Died Aug 21 1978
Ray Eames; Alexandra Kaiser, born 1912 California; died Aug 21 1988.
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Charles Eames (1907-78) and Ray Eames (1912-88) gave shape to America’s twentieth century. Their lives and work represented the nation’s defining social movements: the West Coast’s coming-of-age, the economy’s shift from making goods to the producing information, and the global expansion of American culture. The Eameses embraced the era’s visionary concept of modern design as an agent of social change, elevating it to a national agenda. Their evolution from furniture designers to cultural ambassadors demonstrated their boundless talents and the overlap of their interests with those of their country. In a rare era of shared objectives, the Eameses partnered with the federal government and the country’s top businesses to lead the charge to modernize postwar America…
MOMA collection
Boston museum of fine arts
