Plywood During the War
Large Leg Splint Sculpture
Ray Eames
1943
Ray and Charles used the three-dimensional form of the leg splint to bring her two-dimensional sketch to life. The striking black form shares a visual language with the Eameses’ logo design for their company at this time, the Molded Plywood Division of the Evans Products Company. This piece, cut with a scroll saw and then stained black, is one of only three known splint sculptures. The design suggests it was meant to be suspended, like a mobile.
- Medium:Birch plywood, aniline dye
- Dimensions:38 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in. (98 x 20.5 x 18 cm)
- Credit Line:All images courtesy of Eames Office
- Item:2019.2.34
