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Archives of American Art
Oral history interview with Ray Eames
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.eames80
- Creators:
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Eames, RayBowman, Ruth, 1923-
- Dates:
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1980 July 28-August 20
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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89 PagesTranscript
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
An interview of Ray Kaiser Eames conducted 1980 July 28-1980 August 20, by Ruth Bowman, for the Archives of American Art, in Venice, California.
Scope and Contents
Eames speaks of her childhood; her education at Cranbrook Academy; meeting Charles Eames; methods and styles in furniture design and architecture; and teaching design at the University of California, Los Angeles. She recalls Hans Hofmann, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Maija Grotell, Marianne Strengell, and Carl Milles.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ray Eames (1916-1988) was a designer from Venice, California.
Administration
Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Existence and Location of Copies
Transcript available on-line.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Transcript available on the Archives of American Art website.
More Information
General
General
Originally recorded on 4 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 8 digital wav file. Duration is 3 hr., 56 min.
Keywords
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| Design | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Designers -- California -- Interviews | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Eames, Charles | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Grotell, Maija | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hofmann, Hans, 1880-1966 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Milles, Carl, 1875-1955 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Saarinen, Eliel, 1873-1950 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Strengell, Marianne, 1909-1998 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
750 9th Street, NW
Victor Building, Suite 2200
Washington, D.C. 20001
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