Editing Eero Saarinen (section)

==Personal life==
Saarinen became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the United States in 1940.<ref>{{cite web|title=The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : An Architecture of Plurality|url=https://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/may09/architecture.html|website=www.loc.gov}}</ref>

In 1939, Saarinen married the sculptor [[Lilian Swann Saarinen|Lilian Swann]]. They had two children, [[Eric Saarinen|Eric]] and Susan Saarinen. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1954. That same year, Saarinen married [[Aline Bernstein Louchheim]], an art critic at ''[[The New York Times]].'' Saarinen met Louchheim when she came to [[Detroit]] to interview him for his contributions to the recently completed [[General Motors Technical Center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Love & Architecture |url=https://www.knoll.com/knollnewsdetail/Love-Letters-Aline-Eero-Saarinen |website=Knoll |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> Saarinen and Louchheim had one son together, whom they named Eames after Saarinen's collaborator [[Charles Eames]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Sean Flynn |publisher=The Newport Daily News |title=All in the family |url=http://www.newportri.com/newportdailynews/news/page_one/all-in-the-family/article_5e078855-0512-56ab-96a3-c6e5eb3a19c3.html|website=NewportRI.com &#124; News and information for Newport, Rhode Island|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Saarinen, Aline B. (Aline Bernstein), 1914-1972|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6jw8gtb|website=socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu|language=en}}</ref> In addition to their respective contributions to architecture, design, and criticism, Eero and Aline Saarinen are remembered for their affectionate and detailed personal papers, held at the [[Archives of American Art]].