Sam Maloof

Sam Maloof

Sam Maloof (born January 24 1916 [http://www.pe.com/localnews/sanbernardino/stories/PE_News_Local_H_sam06.37b573b.html "Woodworker to speak at school"] - "Press-Enterprise" - October 5, 2006] ) is a furniture designer and maker. He was born in Chino, California, USA, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon. [http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Community/ArtistProfile.aspx?id=1192 Sam Maloof] - Taunton Press]

His work has been displayed in museums around the United States. In 1985 he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have both owned Maloof rockers.Harrington, Walt. - [http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,429490,00.html "An American Craftsman"] - "This Old House Magazine" - March/April 1998]

Sam Maloof currently resides in Alta Loma, California, a neighborhood community in the City of Rancho Cucamonga. On a former citrus orchard are his home, his furniture shops and the site of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts.

References

Bibliography

* "The Collector & The Craftsman," "Palm Springs Modernism "catalog, February 2006, pp. 34-35 by Jeffrey Head

External links

* [http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/maloof Sam Maloof] - at the Smithsonian Institute Art Museum
* [http://www.djmarks.com/stories/djm/A_Visit_With_Sam_Maloof_93446.asp "A Visit with Sam Maloof"] - D.J. Marks
* [http://www.malooffoundation.org/cvitae.cfm Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts]
* [http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Gallery/GalleryBrowseResults.aspx?dir=Sam+Maloof Pictures of Sam's Work]
* [http://www.woodworkingchannel.com/dolphin/vidego_video_library.php Video Library: A Woodworking Experience with Sam Maloof] - at the Wood Working Channel

* Location of Maloof home, workshop, and foundation coord|34|9|40.7|N|117|36|57.2|W (34.1613, -117.6159)


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