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[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various chairs] – Vintage Wall Art

[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various chairs], [ca. 1948] — historic drawing
[Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various chairs], [ca. 1948]. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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This rare historic drawing captures [Design study for lounge chair, with sketches of various chairs] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Several chairs share this sheet of graphite sketches, with a design study for a lounge chair at the center, a record of how the Eameses worked through many forms on paper before committing to one. Dated to about 1948, the drawing comes from the years when Charles and Ray Eames were experimenting with molded plywood, the material that would define much of their furniture. A note written along the side reads "Call about stencils," a small, practical trace of the work of getting designs made and marked for production. The quick, loose linework shows the designers testing proportions and silhouettes before any form was fixed.

Created / published[ca. 1948]
Medium1 drawing on paper : graphite ; 31 x 17 cm.
Genreblinds
NotesAnnotations written on side of drawing include: Call about stencils
SubjectsEames chairs--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,913 × 6,095 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-225923

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