Renowned woodworker Sam Maloof dies.
Sam Maloof, one of the 20th century's most influential woodworkers, died Thursday evening at his home in Rancho Cucamonga, said Roz Bock, his longtime business manager. Maloof was 93.
A native of Chino, Maloof gained fame in the 1950s with his distinctive furniture designs born out of a need to furnish his own home. Although he exhibited internationally, he remained a resident of the area.
Maloof's work is part of the collections of major museums such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution, which hosted a retrospective of his work in 2001.
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Sam Maloof, one of the 20th century's most influential woodworkers, died Thursday evening at his home in Rancho Cucamonga, said Roz Bock, his longtime business manager. Maloof was 93.
A native of Chino, Maloof gained fame in the 1950s with his distinctive furniture designs born out of a need to furnish his own home. Although he exhibited internationally, he remained a resident of the area.
Maloof's work is part of the collections of major museums such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution, which hosted a retrospective of his work in 2001.
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