Penland School
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For more information or to make
reservations, email [email protected],
call 828.765.2359, ext. 45, or visit
www.penland.org. An illustrated auction
catalog is available online.
Absentee bids accepted.
Michael Sherrill,
Mouths to
Feed;
silicon bronze, moretti glass,
laminated colored-porcelain,
25
x t
6
x r
6
in.
Courtesy
Perrin
Gallery
and authored the classics
The
Living Tradition o f Maria Mar-
tinez
(1977),
LucyM. Lewis:
American Indian Potter
(1984)
and
The Craft and Art o f Clay
(1992). She was an
a c c
Fel-
low, and received a lifetime
achievement award from the
National Council on Educa-
tion for the Ceramic Arts. Her
collection of books, slides,
notes and pottery is available
for study at the Susan Harnly
Peterson Ceramic Research
Archive at Arizona State Uni-
versity. Memorial donations
to support the archive may be
sent to
a s u
Foundation,
a s u
Art Museum, P. O. Box
872911, Tempe,
a z
86287 (at_
tention Peter Held, Curator
of Ceramics).
Sam Maloof, 93, who for
60 years designed and built
furniture prized for its beauti-
ful woods, sinuous lines, peer-
less craftsmanship and perfect
function, died May 21 at his
home in Alta Loma,
C A ,
fol-
lowing a brief illness.
Born in Chino,
C A ,
to Leba-
nese immigrant parents, Ma-
loof was a self-taught wood-
worker. He opened his first
workshop in 1949 and achieved
early success making furnish-
ings for modern Southern Cal-
ifornia interiors. As his work
evolved, he became a monu-
mental figure in the craft
world, beloved for his artistry,
integrity and warmth.
“From the outset Maloof
committed himself to a singu-
lar vision,” Jeremy Adamson
wrote in his book accompany-
ing M aloof s 2001 retrospec-
tive at the Smithsonian’s Ren-
wick Gallery. Presidents
Carter, Reagan and Clinton
each owned one of his rock-
ers. Ray Charles once touched
a Maloof chair and declared
it had “soul.” He received
countless awards, including
a MacArthur Foundation “ge-
nius grant” and designation
as a Living Treasure of Califor-
nia, but was always humble.
“I just do what I do,” he said.
His spirit and legacy live
on at the Sam and Alfreda Ma-
loof Foundation for Arts and
Crafts, the spectacular six-acre
