Before They Were the Eameses
Rebus Christmas Card
Charles Eames
c. 1930
Designed to fold in on itself to be easily mailed, this Christmas greeting to Charles's sister, Adele Eleanor Franks, shows Charles's creative mind at work, devising a rebus instead of simply relying on words. A rebus uses images to string together sounds into a word or phrase.
The translation for this rebus is: Marry (two people getting married) Christ Mass to you (stew) all (awl) and to all (wall) a good night. Catherine, Lucia, and Charles
- Medium:Printmaking
- Dimensions:3 x 90 1/2 in. (7.6 x 229.9 cm)
- Item:A.2019.1.002
