Esoteric Survey

Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent, at the Pasadena Museum of California Art Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent is the first full-scale exhibition to survey the entire career of pioneering artist and designer Corita Kent (1918–1986). For over three decades, Corita experimented in printmaking, producing a groundbreaking body of work that combines faith, activism, and teaching with messages of acceptance and hope. A Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Corita taught in the art department at Immaculate Heart College (IHC) in Los Angeles from 1947 through 1968. Early print by Sister Corita Hey, Eames wire chairs? Charles Eames with Sister Corita Image:  Eames: Beautiful Details  by   The Eames Office Image:  Eames: Beautiful Details  by   The Eames Office Exploded view drawing of the 670/671 by Eames Office employee Charles Kratka, with lettering by Sister Corita Kent! Love, Peace and Social Justice F ...

The  Eames lounge chair (670) and ottoman (671)  is probably the most iconic Eames design.  When someone says "Eames chair", they usually mean this one. It's actually one of my least favorite .  However, this early example  Farnsworth  just listed for sale got me excited. It has a number of features that don't show up very often. It's also pretty much as early as it gets. Source:  Farnsworth First, there's two snaps, instead of the normal clips. Eames Office employee Parke Meeke remembers "the first 50 or so sold were basically put together by hand."  Then, with the success of the chair,  Charles and Ray made adjustments, which included changes to the way the cushions clipped on.  ( An Eames Primer , by Eames Demetrios)  The use of snaps to hold the cushions on is something I don't think I've seen before.  The early snaps are on top and the later clips are on the bottom. Image:  The Story of Eames Fu...