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Charles Eames
DAX (Dining Model)1948-1950; this example made circa 1951-1952

Not on view
Molded fiberglass armchair with pale lemon yellow shell seat and black metal rod legs, angled three-quarter view
Designer
Charles Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1907-1978
Designer
Ray Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1912-1988
Design Firm
Eames Office
United States, California, Venice, 1941-1988
Manufacturer
Herman Miller Furniture Company
United States, Michigan, Zeeland, founded 1923
Title
DAX (Dining Model)
Date Made
1948-1950; this example made circa 1951-1952
Medium
Fiberglass, steel, and rubber
Dimensions
31 1/2 x 25 x 23 in. (80.01 x 63.5 x 58.42 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Alice and Nahum Lainer
Accession Number
M.2010.13
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kim, Woollin, Jinmyung Kim, and Songhyuk Yang, eds. Art Across America. Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 2013.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
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