SAM AND ALFREDA MALOOF

FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS

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In his new book, Maloof at 90:An American Woodworker, GeneSasse sets out to record thelife of Sam Maloof as heentered his tenth decade.Even as he passed the age of90 Sam’s enthusiasm showedin everything he did. Sasse

explores the last phase of Sam’s life in more than 90compelling photographs.

According to Sasse, “Sam’s passion for life came intofocus for me while observing and photographing his life andwork. Maloof at 90 was an intense labor of love and ultimate

In This Issue Mi Punto de Visa update, inside front coverPacific Standard Time, major Southern California multi-exhibitions pull out center section Historical Designation wrap-up, inside back cover

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satisfaction. Now the book has come to life and now lifebecomes art.”

Gene Sasse is an award winning commercialphotographer who specializes in architecture, horticulture,people, and art. His other books include Garden Thoughts:Photographs, Quotes & Inspiration for the Gardener; The Art ofMilford Zornes: from Private Collections; and Maloof Beyond 90: AnAmerican Woodworker (a limited edition fine art version ofMaloof at 90). Sasse’s new book will be given as a premiumto new and renewing Patron level and above Friends of theSam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts(SAMFAC). It will be available in the Maloof bookstore inSeptember.

Sam’s last years captured by Sasse

ver the spring 2011 semester, SAMFAC's neweducation initiative, Mi Punto de Vista (or “mypoint of view”), engaged interested artstudents from the Chaffey Joint Union High

School District in an intensive look at Sam Maloof’scollecting history, particularly in the area of Mexican folkart. Generously underwritten by grants from the James P.Irvine Foundation's Creative Connections Fund, The RoseHills Foundation, and The Community Impact Fund at TheCommunity Foundation Serving Riverside and SanBernardino Counties Mi Punto de Vista has resulted in adramatic jump in youth attendance through both on-siteand in-class programming.

Under the direction of museum educator Rich Deelygroups from six area high schools took part in a multi-visitprogram that included pre-trip, on-site, and post visitexperiences. As part of their site visits students discussed

what messages they learned and suggested themes andtechniques that SAMFAC could utilize to appeal to youngeraudiences.

"While much has been said about Sam Maloof themaster woodworker," notes Deely, "there has not been ahouse and grounds tour that directly focuses exclusivelyon his love of collecting, and how his tastes evolved overthe years. Our hope is to provide another lens throughwhich to see Sam's life and work."

Teachers have reported being thrilled to have such aquality museum experience so close to their schools.Students have marveled at the beauty of the museum intheir backyard. "This is the best trip we've ever been on,and we've been on trips all over LA" exclaimed EtiwandaHigh School art and photography teacher Tara Cutts. "Inaddition to the thoughtful planning and organization, mykids were truly engaged and inspired."

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Mi Punto de Vista has resultedin a dramatic jump in youth

attendance through both on-site and in-class

programming.

Banners delight visitorsNext time you visit be sure to see the new interpretive bannersinstalled on the walkway to the Jacobs Education Center.Colorful and informative, they were unveiled at the June 4thCelebration of a Lifetime.

The mission of the Maloof Foundation is to recognizeand celebrate fine artists and craftsmen who skillfullycreate timeless treasures with their hands.

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Calendar of eventsSeptember 17 3 Paths to Expression closes

September 23 9:30-3:30 pm Maloof RelocationRoundtable by invitation

September 24-January 30 The Huntington’s PacificStandard Time Exhibition The House That Sam Built

October 1-January 29 SAMFAC’s Pacific Standard TimeExhibition In Words and Wood

October 15 8:30-11:30 am, Pruning and PlantingWorkshop

Mi Punto deVista

Above: A new showroom featuring handcrafed Maloof stylevintage furniture was a big success; Dr. Anthea Hartig wasguest speaker; Board member, Robert Chattel and CarolReimer from Chattel Architecture, Planning & Preservationenjoyed the festivities.

Celebration of a lifetime Wrap-up

October 23 1 pm, Lecture and Book Signing by Hal Nelson,curator and author of The House That Sam Built

November 11-13 11 am-12:30 pm, Garden Days Lecture Series

November 12 8:30-11 am, Pruning and Planting Workshop

November 26-27 10 am–4 pm, Mexican Folk Art Weekend

Sundays, October-January 1 pm and 2:30 pm, DocentTours The House That Sam Built. Limited capacity; reservationsrecommended.

ore than 200 Maloof supporters gatheredunder a billowing white tent in the DiscoveryGarden on June 4 to celebrate the listing ofthe Maloof Compound in the National

Register of Historic Places.The entire site was open to visitors, from the

woodworking shops and new furniture showroom to theHanna Archival Conservatory and Jacobs Education Center.With David Spencer as master of ceremonies highlights ofthe evening included remarks by Board President Joe Unisand presentation of a special award to Dr. Knox Mellon forhis service to SAMFAC. Dr. Anthea M Hartig, RegionalDirector of the Western Office of the National Trust forHistoric Preservation and SAMFAC Board member, gavethe keynote address, Lemonade and Latchkey: Sustaining theMemory, Culture, and Place of Sam Maloof.

The event, which raised funds for care of the Maloofcollections, was chaired by Ann Joslin whose committeeincluded Ros Bock, Evelyn George, Beverly Maloof,Lindell Marsh, Lee Nelson, Carolyn Owen-Towle, andConnie Ransom.

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Padua Hills Art Fiesta Claremont, CA, November 13, 2011The Claremont Museum of Art willrevive the historic Padua Hills ArtFiesta. Last held in 1959, the fair featured leading artistsof the studio art movement that flourished in the Claremont area duringPacific Standard Time. As in the past, the fair will feature artistsdemonstrating their skills and offering work for sale. A related exhibitionwill be on view in the Ginger Elliot Gallery at Claremont Heritage Park,November 18-December 18, 2011. (claremontmuseum.org)

California Museum of Photography ExhibitionUC Riverside, October 1– December 31, 2011Entitled Seismic Shift: Lewis Baltz, Joe Deal and California LandscapePhotography, 1944 –1984, this exhibition documents the arrival of a radicalnew aesthetic in landscape and the shift of the epicenter of landscapephotography in general from Northern California to the SoCal region.Seismic Shift will illuminate the far-reaching consequences of thisrevolution in landscape photography by tracing its local and regionalhistory. (cmp.ucr.edu)

Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of Scripps College ExhibitionClaremont, CA, January 21– April 4, 2012 The exhibition Clay’s Techtonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price and PeterVoulkos, 1956-1968 focuses on three of the most innovative and dynamicartists of the Pacific Standard Time era, whose work forever changed theway ceramics would be regarded. Mason, Price, and Voulkos changed theconversation in ceramics from craft to art, creating fired-clay sculpture thatwas unprecedented in ambition and originality. These three artists werethe catalysts for a new ceramic scene and a definitive shift in the wayceramics were understood. From that point until the present day, clay hasnever been viewed in the same way again. The exhibition presentsimportant works in this development. (rcwg.scrippscollege.edu)

The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts is proud to be a participant in Pacific Standard Time.

Set your clocks for…All Pacific Standard Time photos listed below are courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Cover: Natzler Group: Sam Maloof, Coffee Table,1958, owned by painter Karl Benjamin with Ceramics by Gertrud and Otto Natzler; Sam Maloof,Occasional “String” Chair, 1950, Walnut, maple, and cord, 29 ½ x 24 x 33 in.; Millard Sheets, Early Morning Patzcuaro (detail), 1947-1948,Watercoloron paper, 39 x 29 ¼ in.; John Svenson, Sea Sprite (detail), 1967, Redwood, 20 x 52 ½ x 14 in., Collection of the artist; Milford Zornes, Forest Scene, 1973,Watercolor on paper, 21 x 29 in.

Overleaf clockwise from left: Phil Dike, Spear Fishers #1, 1955, Watercolor on paper, 21 ½ x 14 ½ in.; Sam Maloof, Desk Hutch (detail), 1970, Walnut, 715/8 x 43 7/8 x 21 ¾ in.; Kay Sekimachi, Marugawa I - III (detail), 1974-75, Natural linen; various dimensions; Sam Maloof, Upholstered, Double-Flared-Back Occasional Chair with Sculptured Arms, 1958, Walnut and wool, 39 ½ x 27 ¼ x 27 in.

Pomona College Museum of Art ExhibitionClaremont, CA, August 30, 2011– May 13, 2012From 1969 to 1973, a series of radical art projects took place at the PomonaCollege Museum of Art. Here, Hal Glicksman, a pioneering curator of Lightand Space art, and Helene Winer, later the director of Artists Space andMetro Pictures in New York, curated landmark exhibitions by young artiststhat bridged the gap between post-Minimalism and Conceptual Art. Thistransformative moment in art history is being documented in It HappenedAt Pomona: Art at the Edge of Los Angeles 1969-1973, a series of threeexhibitions. (pomona.edu/museum)

Claremont Heritage Home TourClaremont, CA, October 9, 2011Claremont Heritage’s annual home tour will feature mid-century modernhomes reflecting Pacific Standard Time design aesthetics, which emphasizethe integration of local architecture with local artwork, craft andfurnishings. A related exhibition will be on view in the Ginger ElliotGallery at Claremont Heritage Park,October 8-30, 2011.(claremontheritage.org)

American Museum ofCeramic Art (AMOCA)ExhibitionPomona, CA,November 12, 2011– March 31, 2012AMOCA will offer Common Ground:Ceramics in Southern California 1945-1975, a survey of over 300 works bynotable ceramicists. This seminalexhibition of mid-century SouthernCalifornia pottery will focus on thegrowth and experimentation instudio and industrial ceramic workin the post-war period. (amoca.org)

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he first project of its kind, Pacific Standard Time is a collaborationof more than 60 museums and cultural institutions acrossSouthern California that tells the story of the birth of Los Angelesart in the post World War II period. One of the towering figures of

the era was Sam Maloof, a woodworker who embodied the creative energyand innovation of Pacific Standard Time and garnered broad acclaim. Hiscontributions are being heralded in several exhibitions.

The House That Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical GardensSeptember 24, 2011-January 30, 2012

Born and raised in Southern California, Sam Maloof (1916-2009) became anationally recognized leader of the American studio furniture movement–amovement that favored the aesthetics of craft and the handmade over themachine and mass-production. His iconic chairs, tables, and other creationsare renowned for their elegant sculptural form and virtuosic craftsmanship.

Sam was also an integral member of the art, craft, and design communitythat emerged in the Pomona Valley, at the eastern edge of Los Angeles County,in the years following World War II. Maloof ’s circle included painter MillardSheets, sculptor Albert Stewart, ceramists Harrison McIntosh, enamelists Jeanand Arthur Ames, woodturner Bob Stocksdale, and fiber artist KaySekimachi.

The Huntington’s exhibition The House that Sam Built showcases importantMaloof pieces spanning more than three decades of his career accompaniedby approximately 80 works by his friends and colleagues. Organized byHarold B. Nelson, Curator of American Decorative Arts at The Huntington, theexhibition gathers together works from several private and public collectionsto shed new light on the rich network of influences and exchanges thatdeveloped among artists and artisans living in the Pomona Valley during thisdynamic period in American art. A fully illustrated color catalogue by Nelsonaccompanies the exhibition. (Huntington.org)

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SAMFAC’s contribution to Pacific Standard Time is an intimateexhibition of the work of the two finest woodturners of the era,both profoundly influenced and inspired by Sam Maloof. BobStocksdale (1913-2002), considered the dean of the Americanwoodturning movement, and Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003), thefather of modern woodturning,helped establish woodturning asa widely respected art form. It was no accident that these menshared a warm friendship in words and wood with theircontemporary, Sam Maloof.

The voluminous archives and well-catalogued objects in theMaloof collections document Sam Maloof 's close relationshipswith Moulthrop and Stocksdale, providing a rare insight into thepersonal and professional joys and hardships shared amongfriends working in parallel professions. Sam Maloof emerges as akey player in the studio woodturning field through the inspirationand support he provided for two of its earliest advocates.

Curated by Jason T. Busch, Curatorial Chair for Collections atthe Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA, In Words andWood features more than 30 exquisite woodturnings byMoulthrop and Stocksdale, along with original correspondenceand documents. Together with The Huntington's The House ThatSam Built SAMFAC’s exhibition sheds new light on therelationship of Pacific Standard Time to the modern Americanwoodturning movement. (malooffoundation.org)

Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts(SAMFAC), October 1, 2011 – January 29, 2012

In Words and Wood may be seen as part of the Maloof HistoricResidence Tour, available Thursdays and Saturdays at 1, 2, and 3pm. Special Pacific Standard Time docent-led tours are offeredon Sundays at 1 and 2:30 pm from October 2011 through January2012 (except November 27, 2011). Due to limited capacityreservations are strongly recommended. (909-980-0412).

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Docent ToursThursdays & Saturdays 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm

$10 per personSeniors $8; Students $5

Appropriate for older childrenLimited capacity–reservations recommended

Custom Group Tours(maximum 60)

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P.O. Box 8397, Alta Loma, CA 917015131 Carnelian Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701(909) 980-0412 • Fax (909) 980-0442info@malooffoundation.orgwww.malooffoundation.orgArt Director and Photography: Sioux Bally, Heartstone Arts

Cover Photos, Gene Sasse

The Maloof historic residence is located at 5131 Carnelian Street in Alta Loma, 2 miles north of the 210 (Foothill) Freeway and 8 miles north of the 10 (San Bernardino) Freeway.

For information and reservations please call (909) 980-0412 or e-mail us at info@malooffoundation.org

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Support LevelsAll levels include unlimited free admission to thehistoric residence, newsletter subscription, 10%discount in the bookstore, and invitations to lectures, exhibitions, and special events.

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*Maloof at 90 by Gene Sasse