Sunday, March 3, 2013

Photos from Gail's trip to MOMA; re Chapter 6

Two weeks ago I was in New York and visited the MOMA! I hadn't yet read chapter 6, but I knew I wanted to remember these exhibits. I was captivated by Eva Ziesel's plates the minute I saw them. I grew up with a similar set. Anyway, I just wanted to share a few pictures of what I saw with you. The exhibition was packed. It seems that this era was so influential in American design that we still can't get enough of it! Enjoy.....
This is from the Plywood exhibit! The splints that the Eames developed for the Army are hanging on the wall!

More plywood from the 40s!

A better look at the splints. That table is amazing!


Eva Zeisel's plates!

The plaque...I tried to sharpen this so you could read it. Cell phone camera......

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  1. UnknownMarch 3, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    This looks like a trip that the should be a requirement for the course. Or better yet included with the course. LOL How neat that you could appreciate and see this while in this course.
    The chairs are beautiful I love seeing wood and or plywood bent.

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  2. Future Akins-TillettMarch 4, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    Thank you for sharing. In that dream class I asked each of you to describe it would have been a part of the class...all expenses paid!

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  3. UnknownMarch 24, 2013 at 3:06 PM

    I love your images here! Although I love seeing the work in museum, I'd love to see it in it's natural habitat. :) There are some hole-in-the-wall hotels I've stayed in that seem to be frozen in this period--really a great thing to see.

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