“EAMES: THE ARCHITECT & THE PAINTER” My rating: B
83 minutes | No MPAA rating
Charles Eames will forever be associated with the chair that bears his name — sturdy, lightweight and cheap while somehow embodying the essence of post-war modernism.
But as “Eames: The Architect & the Painter” makes abundantly clear, that was only the tip of the man’s iceberg.
Directed by Jason Cohn and Bill Jersery for PBS’ American Masters series, this documentary (narrated by James Franco) makes the case that Eames (1907-1978) may have been the 20th century’s most important designer.
Working for 40 years out of an office/studio in Venice CA (visitors described it not so much as a place of business as a never-ending circus), Eames cast a wide net. Though he made his initial mark with furniture, (more…)
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