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Eames Collection (Library of Congress)
- Title: Eames Collection (Library of Congress)
- Other Title:
Work of Charles and Ray Eames
Visual materials from the Work of Charles and Ray Eames - Creator(s): Office of Charles and Ray Eames.,
- Related Names:
Eames, Charles , collector
Eames, Ray , collector - Date Created/Published: 1885-1988, bulk 1940-1978.
- Medium: ca. 750,000 items (chiefly photographs) ; various sizes.
- Summary: The Prints and Photographs Division's portion of the collection is both an archive of design ideas and a record of the Eameses' work. Charles and Ray Eames photographed their own designs extensively, and also used photography to study natural forms and everyday objects. The collection documents exhibitions, publications, and films for organizations such as IBM, Herman Miller, the U.S. government, Boeing, and Polaroid. It also reflects the Eameses' interest in making scientific and mathematical concepts and history more accessible to a general audience. The photographs include many images depicting the Eameses, their family, friends, and colleagues, including Billy Wilder and Eero Saarinen.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
Publication may be restricted. For general information see "Eames Office ...,"(http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/069_eame.html.)
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
- Notes:
- Arrangement: The cataloged portion of the Prints and Photographs Division holdings include: Contact sheets and contact prints (30,000), representing 220,000 film negatives (192,000 b&w; 28,000 color) Architectural drawings: 1,000 (ADE Units related to Washington, DC area). Furniture select prints: 2,500 (LOT 13073). Color 35 mm slides (approximately 300,000). Also drawings, prints, Christmas cards, and other items selected for use in exhibitions: more than 400.
- Arrangement: The portion of the collection that has yet to be cataloged consists of: architectural drawings (approximately 9,000); and other graphic items used to model project ideas, especially exhibitions (estimated 150,000 items). Unprocessed material is in PR 13 CN 1982:144, PR 13 CN 1989:150, PR 13 CN 1990:005 and PR 13 CN 2004:034.
- The body of material known as The Work of Charles and Ray Eames documents, through more than one million items in a variety of media, the major impact that Charles and Ray Eames had on American design, particularly in the realms of graphic, textile, furniture, architectural, and exhibit design. The material dates primarily from about 1940 to 1978. The Prints and Photographs Division holds the largest portion of the material more than 750,000 items, about one-third of which has been organized and cataloged. The Library's Manuscript Division holds related textual material, and the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division holds the Eameses' film materials.
- The heirs of Charles and Ray Eames hold the intellectual property rights to much of the material in the Eames collection. The deed of gift for the collection states that "the materials constituting this and subsequent gifts shall be available for public access for purposes of study, scholarship, and non-commercial use. Persons granted access shall have the right to procure single-copy reproductions for non-commercial scholarship purposes."
- Collection title devised by Library staff.
- Cite as the Work of Charles and Ray Eames, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.
- Forms part of the Work of Charles and Ray Eames.
- Bulk of collection: Bequest from Ray Eames, 1989 (DLC/PP- 1989:150).
- About 1,000 drawings: Gift from Charles and Ray Eames estate, 2004 (DLC/PP- 2004:034).
- Extensive correspondence, and other manuscript materials are in the Papers of Charles and Ray Eames in the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
- Charles Eames (1907-1978), architect and designer, and his wife Ray Eames (1912-1988), artist and designer. Ray Eames was born Bernice Alexandra Kaiser.
- Collection profile is available online, https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/coll.231.eame
- Forms part of the collection known as the Work of Charles and Ray Eames (Library of Congress).
- Published in: Albrecht, Donald, et al. The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention. New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with the Library of Congress and the Vitra Design Museum, 1997.
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- Collections:
- Part of: Eames, Charles. Charles Eames and Ray Eames papers
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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006678412/
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The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: Publication may be restricted. For general information see "Eames Office ...," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/069_eame.html.
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: ca. 750,000 items (chiefly photographs) ; various sizes.
Generally, Guide Records describe large groups of items from which a selection must be made. The individual items in the group may or may not be represented online.
1. Determine whether the desired materials can be retrieved online.
- Select the "About this Item" tab and look for a note about tools for searching the group
- If there is a note such as "Digitized images of most prints along with associated descriptive information are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog," try searching the name of the collection in Search All
- Select the "Obtaining Copies" tab for any retrieved items that are of interest.
2. If the desired material cannot be retrieved online:
- A visit to the Prints & Photographs Reading Room may be necessary. You may wish to discuss access to the group of images with reference staff. General information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html and contact information is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html
- Call Number: Guide Record [P&P]
- Medium: ca. 750,000 items (chiefly photographs) ; various sizes.
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
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