Charles & Ray Eames - IBM & Eames Office - Mathematica Exhibition Ephemera: poster, flyer,... - DIRECT FROM THE EAMES OFFICE - 1960年代

- Title: Mathematica Ephemera
- Year: 1960s
- Editor: IBM & Eames Office
- Availability: Vintage inventory from Eames Office

Description:
- 1961 Mathematica flyer from opening

- 1966 Men of Modern Mathematics Timeline, adapted from the History Wall in the exhibition. Posters are in original printed format of 122 x 187 cm (see photo). A modern feat of printing in 1966, the poster was too large to print as one long 61 x 373 cm sheet, so the 373 cm was separated into two halves, and doubled up on one 122 x 187 cm sheet (see image). The printers had to run that one sheet through the press over 20 times in order to catch all the details. Printed by IBM.

- Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Booklet produced by IBM / International Business Machines Corporation, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. As new. First edition. Softcover. Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the California and Chicago Museums of Science and Industry and the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. The exhibition itself was designed Charles and Ray Eames with the aim to "stimulate interest in mathematics and the sciences." Catalog designed by George Tscherny and includes numerous color and black and white graphics from the exhibition, along with an attached fold-out poster.

- 1961 Opening night keepsake. Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Agamograph. When tilted at a right angle, it reveals the name of the exhibition.

- Context: Mathematica: A World of Numbers. . . .and Beyond was the first fully immersive and large-scale exhibition produced by the Eames Office, designed for the March 1961 opening of a new science wing at the California Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles. The museum approached IBM to contribute to the new wing, and asked the Eames Office to propose a suitable exhibition. The show, used interactive components like funhouse mirrors and a celestial mechanics model to illustrate ideas like projective geometry and planetary orbits. It was designed to appeal to both beginners and experts of mathematics, aiming to be interesting to a bright student while not embarrassing a knowledgeable one. Decades later, the exhibition continues to be celebrated for its beauty, elegance, and success in demonstrating that mathematics is about much more than just numbers. It has been so popular that three versions of the exhibit are still on display today.

The lot has already been shipped from Los Angeles to storage in Amsterdam. Therefore, customs clearance and shipping timelines will follow our standard process, with no additional delays expected