Charles Eames (June 17, 1907 â€" August 21, 1978) was an American
designer, architect and film maker. In creative partnership with his
spouse, Ray Kaiser Eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking
contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design,
industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.Charles was
born in St. Louis to Charles Eames Sr., a railway security officer,
and Marie Adele Celine Eames (née Lambert) on June 17, 1907. He had
one elder sibling, a sister called Adele. Charles attended Yeatman
High School and developed an early interest in architecture and
photography.Charles studied architecture at Washington University in
St. Louis on an architecture scholarship. After two years of study, he
left the university. Many sources claim that he was dismissed for his
advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and his interest in modern architects.
The university reportedly dropped him because of his "too modern"
views. Other sources, less frequently cited, note that while a
student, Charles Eames was also employed as an architect at the firm
of Trueblood and Graf.[unreliable source?] The demands on his time
from this employment and his classes led to sleep-deprivation and
diminished performance at the university.While at Washington
University, he met his first wife, Catherine Woermann, whom he married
in 1929. A year later, they had a daughter, Lucia Dewey Eames. Charles
and Catherine were married for over a decade and their divorce was
finalized in early 1941.
designer, architect and film maker. In creative partnership with his
spouse, Ray Kaiser Eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking
contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design,
industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.Charles was
born in St. Louis to Charles Eames Sr., a railway security officer,
and Marie Adele Celine Eames (née Lambert) on June 17, 1907. He had
one elder sibling, a sister called Adele. Charles attended Yeatman
High School and developed an early interest in architecture and
photography.Charles studied architecture at Washington University in
St. Louis on an architecture scholarship. After two years of study, he
left the university. Many sources claim that he was dismissed for his
advocacy of Frank Lloyd Wright and his interest in modern architects.
The university reportedly dropped him because of his "too modern"
views. Other sources, less frequently cited, note that while a
student, Charles Eames was also employed as an architect at the firm
of Trueblood and Graf.[unreliable source?] The demands on his time
from this employment and his classes led to sleep-deprivation and
diminished performance at the university.While at Washington
University, he met his first wife, Catherine Woermann, whom he married
in 1929. A year later, they had a daughter, Lucia Dewey Eames. Charles
and Catherine were married for over a decade and their divorce was
finalized in early 1941.
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