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The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945–1985

Exhibitions

Sam Maloof in workshop with hornback chairs, about 1960. Photo: Alfreda Maloof, courtesy of the Maloof Foundation
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Double Music Stand (1969) and Chair (1972), Brazilian Rosewood Stand: 44 ½ x 51 x 30 ½ in.; chair: 29 x 24 x 18 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Desk Hutch, Calif. 1970, Walnut, 71 5/8 x 43 7/8 x 21 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Occasional “String” Chair, 1950, Walnut, maple, and cord, 29 ½ x 24 x 33 in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Millard Sheets (1907 – 1989), Early Morning Patzcuaro, 1947-1948, Watercolor on paper, 39 x 29 ¼ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Sam Maloof in workshop with hornback chairs, about 1960. Photo: Alfreda Maloof, courtesy of the Maloof Foundation
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Double Music Stand (1969) and Chair (1972), Brazilian Rosewood Stand: 44 ½ x 51 x 30 ½ in.; chair: 29 x 24 x 18 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Desk Hutch, Calif. 1970, Walnut, 71 5/8 x 43 7/8 x 21 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Occasional “String” Chair, 1950, Walnut, maple, and cord, 29 ½ x 24 x 33 in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Millard Sheets (1907 – 1989), Early Morning Patzcuaro, 1947-1948, Watercolor on paper, 39 x 29 ¼ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Sam Maloof in workshop with hornback chairs, about 1960. Photo: Alfreda Maloof, courtesy of the Maloof Foundation

Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Double Music Stand (1969) and Chair (1972), Brazilian Rosewood Stand: 44 ½ x 51 x 30 ½ in.; chair: 29 x 24 x 18 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Desk Hutch, Calif. 1970, Walnut, 71 5/8 x 43 7/8 x 21 ¾ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Sam Maloof (1916 – 2009), Occasional "String" Chair, 1950, Walnut, maple, and cord, 29 ½ x 24 x 33 in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Millard Sheets (1907 – 1989), Early Morning Patzcuaro, 1947-1948, Watercolor on paper, 39 x 29 ¼ in. Collection of the Sam and Alfreda Foundation for Arts and Crafts, Alta Loma, Calif. Credit: John Sullivan, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Sam Maloof in workshop

Sept. 4, 2011–Jan. 31, 2012

MaryLou and George Boone Gallery