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Charles Eames and his wife, Ray, were two of the world's most important industrial designers during the mid-20th century. Trained at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, the designers are famous for their innovative shapes and materials. This plywood leg splint is an excellent example of the Eameses’ use of bent plywood to produce a variety of elegantly curved objects.
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Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material.
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About 1941: Charles Eames, Evans Products Company, Venica, Los Angeles, California
Until 1991: House of Style, Los Angeles, California [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from House of Style, Los Angeles, in 1991 [1]
[1] According to the following documents found in the DMA object file: DMA Check #12253 to the House of Style (August 6, 1991), DMA Purchase Consideration (August 13, 1991), DMA Object receipt (September 17, 1991), DMA Acquisition record (September 27, 1991)
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- This leg splint was specifically designed and manufactured to immobilize and support the limbs of injured American soldiers during World War II. Over 150,000 splints had been manufactured and sent to the Navy by the end of the war.
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General Description
Charles Eames and his wife, Ray, were two of the world's most important industrial designers during the mid-20th century. Trained at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, the designers are famous for their innovative shapes and materials. This plywood leg splint is an excellent example of the Eameses’ use of bent plywood to produce a variety of elegantly curved objects.
Adapted from
Charles Venable, DMA unpublished material.
Fun Facts
- This leg splint was specifically designed and manufactured to immobilize and support the limbs of injured American soldiers during World War II. Over 150,000 splints had been manufactured and sent to the Navy by the end of the war.
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Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
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Individuals
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RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
About 1941: Charles Eames, Evans Products Company, Venica, Los Angeles, California
Until 1991: House of Style, Los Angeles, California [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from House of Style, Los Angeles, in 1991 [1]
[1] According to the following documents found in the DMA object file: DMA Check #12253 to the House of Style (August 6, 1991), DMA Purchase Consideration (August 13, 1991), DMA Object receipt (September 17, 1991), DMA Acquisition record (September 27, 1991)
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