Saturday, January 23, 2016

Modernist Furniture Maker Sam Maloof Celebrated in Centennial Events (20 photos)

Public tours of the home visit the Maloof kitchen and living areas, which remain much as they were when the family lived there. At left is a spiral staircase that Maloof made by hand.

As part of the centennial celebration, more of Maloof’s artwork, as well as pieces by other artists in the Maloof collection, can be seen in a new exhibition starting February 14. Sam Maloof Woodworker: Life | Art | Legacy will be displayed in a gallery on the property through August 31.

The show will be organized into four areas focusing on his art, mentors, innovations and impact. It will look at Maloof’s relationships with art and design figures such as Charles Eames and Henry Dreyfuss, and celebrity clients Gene Kelly, Irving Wallace, James Garner and others. And through displays of works by friends and colleagues including Tony Abeyta, Laura Andreson, Paul Darrow, Phil Dike, Harrison McIntosh, Maria Martinez, Shiko Munakata, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Kay Sekimachi, Robert Stocksdale, Millard Sheets, Paul Soldner and Marguerite Wildenhain it will explore the ways in which the artists may have influenced one another.


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