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[Perspective sketch of Herman Miller showroom interior with Eames furniture] – Antique Wall Art

[Perspective sketch of Herman Miller showroom interior with Eames furniture] — historic photograph
[Perspective sketch of Herman Miller showroom interior with Eames furniture]. Historic photograph 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 photograph captures [Perspective sketch of Herman Miller showroom interior with Eames furniture] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The sketch's distinguishing feature is its subject: a perspective rendering of a Herman Miller showroom, the Michigan furniture maker that became the leading American outlet for the designs of Charles and Ray Eames in the late 1940s. Drawn in graphite and color pencil and combined with a photograph and halftone collage, it was a presentation tool meant to show clients how Eames chairs and tables would look arranged in a real room. Dated to 1948 or 1949, it captures the postwar moment when modern, molded-plywood and wire furniture was moving from experiment into mainstream American homes and offices.

Medium1 drawing : graphite, color pencil, with photograph and halftone collage.
Notes[1948 or 1949]
SubjectsShowrooms--1940-1950. Eames furniture--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,432 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218770

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