Pair Chairs Charles Ames, C. 1960 Faux Snake
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Description: Pair of Charles Eames arm chairs, mid-century American. Aluminum frames, upholstered in a faux snake skin.
History: The Eameses are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended school there and developed an interest in engineering and architecture. After attending Washington University in St. Louis on scholarship for two years and being thrown out for his advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, he began working in an architectural office. Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser was born in 1912 in Sacramento, California. She studied painting with Hans Hofmann in New York before moving on to Cranbrook Academy where she met and assisted Charles. Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work.
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Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 40 | Height(in) = 34 | Width(in) = 24.5 | Depth(in) = 33.5
Size of Artwork(in): 34 x 24.5 x 33.5
Artist Name: Charles Eames
Medium: Metal, fabric
Circa: c.1950's
History: The Eameses are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. Charles Eames was born in 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended school there and developed an interest in engineering and architecture. After attending Washington University in St. Louis on scholarship for two years and being thrown out for his advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, he began working in an architectural office. Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser was born in 1912 in Sacramento, California. She studied painting with Hans Hofmann in New York before moving on to Cranbrook Academy where she met and assisted Charles. Charles and Ray married in 1941 and moved to California where they continued their furniture design work.
Provenance: N/A
Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 40 | Height(in) = 34 | Width(in) = 24.5 | Depth(in) = 33.5
Size of Artwork(in): 34 x 24.5 x 33.5
Artist Name: Charles Eames
Medium: Metal, fabric
Circa: c.1950's
Condition
Very good condition.
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Pair Chairs Charles Ames, C. 1960 Faux Snake
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