The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
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The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention brings together the sources of the Eameses' inspiration, the personal documents of their lives, and the finished products of their work. According to the exhibit, "Charles and Ray Eames practiced design at its most virtuous and its most expansive. From the 1940s to the 1970s, their furniture, toys, buildings, films, exhibitions, and books aimed to improve society -- not only functionally, but culturally and intellectually as well." The Eames chair is only the best known of their designs Less
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Topics: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social Science