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"ESU 420-C" Storage Unit

Designer Charles Eames American
Designer Ray Eames American
1950
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "ESU 420-C" Storage Unit
  • Designer: Charles Eames (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1907–1978 St. Louis, Missouri)
  • Designer: Ray Eames (American, Sacramento, California 1912–1988 Los Angeles, California)
  • Date: 1950
  • Medium: Fiberglass, Masonite, plywood, chrome-plated steel
  • Dimensions: 58 5/8 × 47 1/4 × 17 in., 122.2 lb. (148.9 × 120 × 43.2 cm, 55.4 kg)
  • Classification: Furniture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, by exchange, 1999
  • Object Number: 1999.233a-d
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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