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Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior “collage” of the Eames House, Case Study House #8 in Pacific Palisades California with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels. The figure of a black wooden bird — evidently one of their most prized objects of American folk art — has stood in the centre of their living room for over fifty years. It is also seen as an accessory in many of the Eameses’ photographs.

The original House Bird was included in the exhibition, California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way,” organized by LACMA.

- Made of solid alder, black lacquer finish, steel wire
- 10-3/4 x 3-1/2 x 11 inches

Photo by Marc Eggimann, © Vitra