The House that Sam Built: Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985 0th Edition

by Harold B. Nelson (Editor)

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ISBN-13: 978-0873282468

ISBN-10: 0873282469

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The mid-twentieth-century woodworker Sam Maloof—one of the leading figures in the postwar studio furniture movement in America—was a voracious collector with an abiding generosity toward other artists. The home that he and his wife, Alfreda, created for themselves in Alta Loma, California—hand-built in large part by Maloof himself—was filled with art, and it provided a gathering place for the richly diverse and closely interconnected art, craft, and design community. The House That Sam Built, companion book to the exhibition at the Huntington, chronicles the development of Maloof’s work from his earliest explorations of handcrafted furniture in the 1950s to 1985.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Huntington Library Press (September 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0873282469
ISBN-13: 978-0873282468
Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Sam Maloof Revealed

By Evelyn on March 15, 2012

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Sam Maloof was an unschooled genius, revealed in his many variations: artist, designer, builder of both buildings and of custom made, self designed furniture. Collections of arts and crafts crowd his self made historic home. His legacy continues three years after his death in the fact that longtime friends and woodworkers are still making custom furniture from his templates. "The House That Sam Built" reveals to the reader the many facets of Sam's life, his talents, his friendships, and his collections. The photographs are beautiful and Hal Nelson's interpretations bring that legend to life for the reader.

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Great Book

By R. E. Grigg on March 8, 2012

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This book brings to life the works of Sam Maloof and other artists well worth the price, even better if you have seen his house and grounds

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History and Perspective of Sam Maloof's work

By Greg Furey on July 6, 2013

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This book, prepared for a museum retrospective of Sam's work, adds wonderful thread to the fabric of information that two previously published large format books have provided readers about Sam, his life, and his life's work. It is wonderfully written and photographed and adds depth to an appreciation of the post-WWII artisan craft period of American culture, of which Sam became a prominent member and de facto leader.

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Misleading Title

By Lawrence Kemper on April 4, 2012

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I recently toured the Sam Maloof house, a fascinating, complex work of art in itself. I purchased this book assuming, given the title, that I would be able to peruse photographs of the house at my leisure, absorbing details in a way that a one hour tour doesn't allow. Imagine my shock when I received the book and found no exterior photos and only two small 1960s photos of the dining room. All the other photos are of furniture pieces and artwork in isolation, with no visual indication of their placement in "The House That Sam Built." The subtitle, "Sam Maloof and Art in the Pomona Valley, 1945-1985," is all that this book is about. You will be wasting your money if you purchase this book thinking you will see the house.