IMAGES OF EARLY AMERICA

The Office of Charles & Ray Eames

9 x 9 softcover book produced by the Eames Office as a Bicentennial keepsake for staff and customers of the Herman Miller Furniture Company. Photography throughout by Charles Eames, Bill Tondreau and Alex Funke.

From EAMES DESIGN by John and Marilyn Neuhart and Ray Eames (pgs 431-33): "The exhibition "Images of Early America was produced and designed for Herman Miller, Inc., as part of its celebration of the United States bicentennial. A companion book by the same title was published after the exhibition. The small exhibition of photographs was installed in the lobby of the Herman Miller showroom in Los Angeles in 1976. The book, a collection of many of the photographs in the exhibition, was published by Herman Miller and distributed as a bicentennial gift to staff and customers."

"The photographs were shot while the Eames Office was at work on "The World of Franklin and Jefferson" exhibition and the "Look of America" film at various locations along the eastern seaboard of the United States (in states that were part of the original thirteen colonies). The images -- exterior and interior views of existing structures dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- include government buildings, homes and mansions, churches, college buildings, and farms. The images range from panoramic views to close-up architectural details."

"The photographs were taken by Charles and staff members Bill Tondreau and Alex Funke. One image is printed per page and is accompanied by a caption identifying the subject and location. The limited edition, forty-seven-page book was printed in full color by Graphic Press in Los Angeles, California."

An exceptional snapshot of the collaborative partnership between the Eames Office and the Herman Miller Furniture Company. Unmarked but from the library of A. Quincy Jones and Elaine K. Sewell Jones. The Jones' and the Eames' were both power couples in the world of postwar Californian Design. Mrs. Jones worked as a publicist for Herman Miller and handled public relations for T&O, the short-lived Textiles & Objects Shop in New York City. The Shop was a Herman Miller store that showcased Alexander Girard fabrics, as well as objects Girard found on his international travels. Mr. Jones was an architect renowned for his work in the Case Study program, as well as his lengthy association with Joseph Eichler.

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