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Charles and Ray Eames

Rocking Chair

Description

Maker

Charles and Ray Eames (American)
Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978), designer
Ray Eames (American, 1912-1988), designer
Herman Miller Furniture Co. (American, 1923-present), manufacturer

Title

Rocking Chair

Year

ca. 1951

Medium

  • Wire and maple

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Wire and maple

Materials

steel, maple

Geography

Place Made: United States of America

Dimensions

71.8 x 47 x 68.6 cm (28 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 27 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor

Object Number

84.233.2

Type

  • Furniture

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries
Dec 18, 2015
Jim Isermann
Logic Rules
Nov 17, 2000 – Mar 04, 2001
The Moderns
Twentieth-Century Art from the Permanent Collection
Aug 06, 1993 – Mar 13, 1994

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Charles and Ray Eames (American)
Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978), designer
Ray Eames (American, 1912-1988), designer
Herman Miller Furniture Co. (American, 1923-present), manufacturer
Rocking Chair, ca. 1951
Wire and maple
71.8 x 47 x 68.6 cm (28 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 27 inches)
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor 84.233.2

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