At the end of last year I published my first book Ray Eames in 1930s New York. This book is based on my own original research I began in 2001 of Ray's manuscript collection that she donated to the Library of Congress and the culmination of many years of my study and scholarship exploring Ray's life and inspirations.
In this book I intentionally focused on Ray's decade of sophisticated artistic training and immersion in the avant-garde culture of New York in the 1930s, prior to meeting Charles Eames and co-founding the Eames Office to highlight her own individual foundational experiences.
During this decade Ray studied painting with Hans Hofmann, attended a huge range of cultural events including Martha Graham ballets and Alexander Calder shows, and exhibited as a Founding Member of the American Abstract Artists. Ray's years in New York influenced and deepened her lifelong creative approach.
