[Christmas card with Eames chair as Santa Claus] – Antique Print
![[Christmas card with Eames chair as Santa Claus] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b0/b049b7fcdd94-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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This rare historic drawing captures [Christmas card with Eames chair as Santa Claus] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Here Santa Claus has traded his sleigh for an Eames chair, the molded plywood seat that Charles and Ray Eames developed in the mid-1940s and that was soon in homes across America. The drawing is in ink and watercolor and dates to 1948, when the couple's furniture was becoming a emblem of modern domestic taste. Pairing the figure of Santa with a piece of contemporary design makes the card a light commentary on postwar comfort and the holiday's new suburban settings.
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink and watercolor. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [1948] |
| Subjects | Santa Claus. Eames chairs--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,816 × 4,720 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220393 |
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