Description
John and Marilyn Neuhart were graphic and exhibition designers and UCLA professors who also worked at the Eames Design Office
in Los Angeles. This collection includes research files for their books on the Eames Office, material documenting the design
and organization process for
Connections, an exhibition on the Eames Office which was held at UCLA in 1976, ephemera relating to the work of the Eames Office as well
as the Neuhart's own design firm, Neuhart Donges Neuhart and a large volume of research files and ephemera that was assembled
in preparation for a proposed book on the American designer, Alexander Girard.
Background
John and Marilyn Neuhart worked in the Los Angeles area for 55 years as graphic and exhibition designers and professors. They
taught several courses at UCLA, including color theory, painting, graphic design, and typography; John retired from UCLA as
a Professor Emeritus in 1984. Friends and colleagues of the Eameses, John worked fulltime for the Eames Office for four years
and as a freelance designer for 27 years. The Neuharts organized, designed and installed the exhibition Connections: The Work of Charles and Ray Eames at UCLA in 1976 and at other venues in the United States and Europe. They are the authors and designers of three books on
the office: Eames Design (Abrams, 1989), Eames House (Ernst and Sohn, 1994) and the two volumes comprising The Story of Eames Furniture (Gestalten Verlag, 2010).
Extent
40.5 Linear Feet
(57 document boxes, 3 record cartons, 11 flat boxes, 4 telescope boxes, 1 map folder)
Restrictions
Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
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