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Charles Eames
Rocking Chairdesigned 1950

Not on view
Molded fiberglass rocking armchair in creamy parchment, with splayed black wire base and curved honey-toned wooden rockers, photographed against a dark gray background

Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Rocking Chair, designed 1950, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mike Vasquez in memory of M. Joan Vasquez, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Charles Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1907-1978
Designer
Ray Eames
United States, active United States, California, Venice, 1912-1988
Manufacturer
Herman Miller Furniture Company
United States, Michigan, Zeeland, founded 1923
Title
Rocking Chair
Place Made
United States
Date Made
designed 1950
Medium
Molded fiberglass, steel, birch
Dimensions
27 × 27 7/8 × 27 in. (68.58 × 70.8 × 68.58 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mike Vasquez in memory of M. Joan Vasquez
Accession Number
AC1997.220.4
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Copyright
© Eames Office LLC

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