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24/6/2000

A Legacy of Invention

County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

The Work of Charles and Ray Eames

The exhibition examines for the first time the extraordinary artistic and cultural impact of Charles and Ray Eames on twentieth-century life and design worldwide. Drawn primarily from the extensive Eames holdings of the Vitra Museum and Library of Congress collections, it includes a comprehensive selection of furniture, production material, paintings and sculptures, documentation and media. It includes over 300 objects and ephemera, two multi-media presentations, and 98 minutes of footage drawn from the Eames’ vast production library. As LACMA’s own collections are strong in Eames material, it adds into the show from its own holdings wherever appropriate.

Charles and Ray Eames were longtime residents of southern California and their revolutionary work in design and architecture originated here. They met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Detroit in 1940. They were married in 1941 and relocated that same year to Los Angeles. When war was declared, the Eameses began designing and manufacturing molded-plywood aircraft parts, leg splints, and litters for the federal government. Their experiments with new materials and technologies ultimately resulted in the production of low-cost, modular, and aesthetically pleasing furniture to meet America’s postwar demands for a more casual lifestyle. Further, the Eameses responded to the crucial housing needs of returning veterans by participating in the Los Angeles Case Study House Program, which sponsored the design and construction of modest "modern" homes fabricated from standardized materials and methods. Charles and Ray designed and lived in the now famous Case Study House #8, in Pacific Palisades and completed in 1949.

Credits: The exhibition was organized by the Library of Congress in partnership with the Vitra Design Museum. The U.S. tour was organized by the Library of Congress. Funding for the exhibition was provided by IBM, Herman Miller, Inc., and Vitra AG. Additional support was provided by CCI, Inc., and the Eames Office. Responsibility for concept development was shared by Donald Albrecht, Exhibition Director and Catalogue Editor and Hodgetts+Fung Design Associates, Exhibition Designers, in collaboration with the organizing institutions.

The Los Angeles presentation is made possible by .

In-kind support for the Los Angeles presentation was provided by K-MoZarT Classical 105.1 FM, the official classical radio station of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

For related events in Los Angeles, go to http://www.eames.org

Curators: Martin Chapman curator of Decorative Arts - Jo Lauria, assistant curator of Decorative Arts

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