Happy Birthday Ray!
Today marks the 99th birthday of artist, designer, filmmaker and innovator Ray Eames – and she's had quite a year. With last month's premiere of documentary film Eames: The Architect and the Painter, the Eameses have been enjoying a renewed presence in the cultural spotlight. Ray's fashion sense was recently chronicled on the New York Times' fashion blog, and this Monday, December 19, PBS will premiere the much-talked about Eames documentary as part of its American Masters series.
For more information on the film and to check local listings, visit pbs.org.
Ray was my Godmother. She was the best. I was a hippie in the 60s when I came out and did UCLA grad school.
Ray (and Charlie...very few people were allowed to call him that) saw me through a tough time in my life. I was trying to be a filmaker, but I was Eero and Lily Saarinen's son. The Eames's were the best Godparents ever. They sheperded me through those times. Ray came to my 2nd son's shower; Eliot Eames Saarinen. She kept in touch after Charles died. When she went I knew it was the end of an era.
Posted by: Eric Saarinen | December 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM