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Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames ( December 15, 1912 - August 21, 1988) was an American artist, designer, architect and filmmaker who, together with her husband Charles, is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the 20th century. She was born in Sacramento, California. Having lived in a number of cities during her youth, in 1933 she moved to New York, where she studied abstract painting with Hans Hofmann .

In September 1940 she began studies at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in CranbrookThere are at least two places named Cranbrook . Cranbrook, England. Cranbrook, British Columbia., MichiganMichigan is a state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama meaning "great water. Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline, where she met Charles Eames, marrying him the following year1941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film). Events January January 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. January 10 Lend-Lease is introduced into the United St. Settling in Los AngelesThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States., California, Charles and Ray Eames would lead an outstanding career in design and architecture (for details see " Charles Eames").

Ray Eames died in Los Angeles in 1988, ten years to the day after Charles.

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