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Author: Sam Maloof
Publisher: Kodansha USA Incorporated
ISBN: 9781568365091
Size: 36.88 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 223
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Sam Maloof Woodworker

by Sam Maloof, Sam Maloof Woodworker Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Sam Maloof Woodworker books, 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 testament to the depth of his love for wood and for working with it. Since childhood, Sam has also been in love with technique and has constantly developed his precise sense of form and design. These three loves-of wood, of making things, and of designbrought him to the world of furniture and eventually to an honored place among America's leading artistcraftsmen. As with true great art, everything Sam Maloof makes seems simple. His furniture has a clear rhythm and flow, a bright vitality that eludes analysis. All his furniture is functional: chairs are comfortable; tables, while sculptural, are still tables to be used; desks are custom-designed to meet the needs of each user. Though Maloof furniture designs are all intensely his own, they remain unassuming and natural. His work has the calm, sure quality that comes from technical mastery combined with a creative joy in finding ways to let wood speak. A first encounter with a piece of Maloof furniture is like meeting a friend from the past-the warmth of relationship is immediate and delightful. This warmth never pales. The qualities of his work are mirrored in the artist. Sam is open, direct, and gracious. He projects a feeling of affable dignity and goodwill, and he works with the ease and clarity seen in his furniture. Work for him is not drudgery. It is a renewal, an affirmation. He and his wife, Alfreda, live in a meandering house that nestles in a lemon orchard at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains, near San Bernardino, California. Sam has been building and expanding the house for thirty years. It unfolds as a series of surprises, from Sam's workshop at one end to the new guestroom at the other. Every room contains the ceramics, woodwork, textiles, baskets, Pictures, and other beautiful things that nourish the Maloofs and give them pleasure. Sam Maloof's technical mastery of woodworking is coupled with mature, strongly personal artistic expression. He has set a standard for his craft in North America and the world. Future generations of craftsmen will see him as one of the major artistic lights of this century.

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Author: Fred Setterberg
Publisher: Heyday Books
ISBN: 9781597143332
Size: 17.70 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 249
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Sam Maloof

by Fred Setterberg, Sam Maloof Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Sam Maloof books, One of the great masters of midcentury modernism in furniture Maloof pieces are in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other prominent museums

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Author: Ann Kovara
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
ISBN: 9780764351365
Size: 13.92 MB
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 127
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Moving Sam Maloof

by Ann Kovara, Moving Sam Maloof Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Moving Sam Maloof books, World-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916-2009), the first craftsperson to receive a MacArthur Foundation grant, inhabited his family compound in Alta Loma, California, for 45 years until the State of California decided that a new highway was needed, and that the Maloof homestead was in the way. The result was the move, between 1998 and 2001, of the historic residence, two woodworking studios, guesthouse, and twenty trees to a new site three miles away. As it explores the human side of historic preservation, the book explains how Sam, a beleaguered but plucky elderly California Living Treasure and master woodworker, survives his historic property's relocation by the government. Construction manager and architect Ann Kovara relates this true story of how progress and tradition, public needs and private lives, managed to reach an accord.

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Size: 67.89 MB
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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American Woodworker

by , American Woodworker Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download American Woodworker books, American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.

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Author: Oscar P. Fitzgerald
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 160765489X
Size: 48.74 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Studio Furniture Of The Renwick Gallery

by Oscar P. Fitzgerald, Studio Furniture Of The Renwick Gallery Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Studio Furniture Of The Renwick Gallery books, Take a tour of the Renwick Gallery, the craft division of the Smithsonian, and enjoy an in-depth look at the artists and the work of this unparalleled collection of handmade contemporary furniture. This absorbing volume features profiles and interviews of 64 artists and reveals their artistic influences and interpretations along with 112 stunning photos of iconic work.

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Size: 61.59 MB
Format: PDF
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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American Woodworker

by , American Woodworker Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download American Woodworker books, American Woodworker magazine, A New Track Media publication, has been the premier publication for woodworkers all across America for 25 years. We are committed to providing woodworkers like you with the most accurate and up-to-date plans and information -- including new ideas, product and tool reviews, workshop tips and much, much more.

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Author: Fayeq Oweis
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9780313337307
Size: 42.39 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Encyclopedia Of Arab American Artists

by Fayeq Oweis, Encyclopedia Of Arab American Artists Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Encyclopedia Of Arab American Artists books, Presents around one hundred Arab American artists, including painters, calligraphers, and filmmakers.

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Author: Renwick Gallery
Publisher:
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Size: 20.79 MB
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Woodenworks Furniture Objects By Five Contemporary Craftsmen George Nakashima Sam Maloof Wharton Esherick Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wendell Castle

by Renwick Gallery, Woodenworks Furniture Objects By Five Contemporary Craftsmen George Nakashima Sam Maloof Wharton Esherick Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wendell Castle Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Woodenworks Furniture Objects By Five Contemporary Craftsmen George Nakashima Sam Maloof Wharton Esherick Arthur Espenet Carpenter Wendell Castle books,

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Author: Harold B. Nelson
Publisher: Huntington Library Press
ISBN: 9780873282482
Size: 27.60 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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The House That Sam Built

by Harold B. Nelson, The House That Sam Built Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download The House That Sam Built books, [Includes works by Arthur Ames, Jean Goodwin Ames, Laura Andreson, Karl Benjamin, Aldo Casanova, Paul Darrow, Rupert Deese, Phil Dike, Betty Davenport Ford, Robert Frame, Susan Hertel, James Hueter, Emil Kosa, Roger Kuntz, Martha Longenecker, Sam Maloof, William Manker, Douglas McClellan, Henry Lee McFee, Harrision McIntosh, Gertrde and Otto Natzler, Richard Petterson, Kay Sekimachi, Millard Sheets, Paul Soldner, Aolbert Stewart, Marion Stewart, Bob Stocksdale, James Strombotne, John Svenson, Robert E. Wood, Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley, Ward Youry and Milford Zornes.]

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Author: William Johnson Everett
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1630877379
Size: 40.29 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Sawdust And Soul

by William Johnson Everett, Sawdust And Soul Book available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Sawdust And Soul books, An American ethicist and a South African theologian reflect on their work with wood and how it has helped them find creativity and meaning in experiences of both loss and transformation. Through their friendship, correspondence, and work together they have developed a rich narrative about the way this craftwork has shaped their relationships with family, friends, and their natural environment. Their conversation invites both craftspeople and religious seekers to join them on a spiritual journey toward fresh insight and inspiration.

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