[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various views] – Vintage Print
![[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various views], [ca. 1948] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/38/3861271399f2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various views] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various views]
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Several views of one chair share this sheet of semitransparent tracing paper, drawn in graphite at about 14 by 32 centimeters. Handwritten notes, "Cleaner tailor" and "B7 A7," appear on the drawing itself, suggesting the shorthand a designer might jot down while refining a form. The subject headings tie the sheet to Eames chairs of the 1940s, and it was later shown in an exhibition on the Eames Lounge Chair, which Herman Miller introduced in 1956, several years after these studies were likely made. The sketches suggest how a design moved from studio exploration toward the molded, upholstered form that became a modern classic.
| Created / published | [ca. 1948] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing on tracing paper : graphite ; 14 x 31.6 cm. |
| Genre | and the Grand Rapids Art Museum |
| Notes | Cleaner tailor" and "B7 A7" written on drawing. Title devised by Library staff. Exhibited: "The Eames Lounge Chair" at the Museum of Arts and Design |
| Subjects | Eames chairs--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,094 × 4,897 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225928 |
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