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Sam Maloof, Woodworker
Sam Maloof
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Description for Sam Maloof, Woodworker
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1280.
What if Picasso had been a chair maker and Stravinsky a designer of tables? What would have been the impact of such intense creative talent on twentieth-century furniture? Today there is a man with this quality of profound artistic vision and talent who has devoted his life to making furniture. His name is Sam Maloof, and this book is his life and work told in his own words. Sam Maloof started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was very little demand for hand-made objects. His perseverance through 'years of difficulty is a
What if Picasso had been a chair maker and Stravinsky a designer of tables? What would have been the impact of such intense creative talent on twentieth-century furniture? Today there is a man with this quality of profound artistic vision and talent who has devoted his life to making furniture. His name is Sam Maloof, and this book is his life and work told in his own words. Sam Maloof started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was very little demand for hand-made objects. His perseverance through 'years of difficulty is a
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha America, Inc United States
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1291 g
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365091
SKU
V9781568365091
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About Sam Maloof
SAM MALOOF was born in Chino, California, of Lebanese parents. He embarked on his career in furniture in 1948 and in 1959 and 1963 was sent to Iran, Lebanon, and El Salvador as a woodworking design consultant. He has exhibited actively and widely throughout the United States and also in the Vatican. His pieces are in numerous American museum collections ... Read more
Reviews for Sam Maloof, Woodworker
... handles prose with the same clear, natural manner with which he applies a chisel to a walnut board." —The New York Times "It is hard to imagine a book more representative of Maloof's work than this exquisitely crafted volume." —Los Angeles Times "An inviting, visual, intellectual and emotional experience." —American Craft ... Read more