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"Hang-It-All" Coat Rack

Charles Eames; Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser)

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Object Label

Playfully evoking the molecular structures revealed by the electron microscope, the Hang-It-All was designed with children in mind. The colored balls, for hanging coats, hats, and scarves, seem to move around each other as one passes by. Although by no means a literal model of molecules or atoms, the Hang-It-All transforms the popular scientific imagery of the 1950s into a dynamic design.

Caption

Charles Eames (American, 1907–1978); Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser) (American, 1912–1988). "Hang-It-All" Coat Rack, Designed 1953; Manufactured 1953–1961. Metal, wood, paints, varnish, adhesive, 16 x 19 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (40.6 x 50.2 x 15.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2001.50. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

"Hang-It-All" Coat Rack

Date

Designed 1953; Manufactured 1953–1961

Geography

Place manufactured: Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Medium

Metal, wood, paints, varnish, adhesive

Classification

Furnishing

Dimensions

16 x 19 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (40.6 x 50.2 x 15.9 cm)

Markings

Unmarked

Credit Line

H. Randolph Lever Fund

Accession Number

2001.50

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Artists and makers

Charles Eames

17 works in the collection

Ray Eames (Bernice Alexandra Kaiser)

17 works in the collection

Playhouse Division, Tigrett Enterprises

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