Sam Maloof

...American Art Museum . In 1985 he was awarded a MacArthur "Genius " grant. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have both owned Maloof rockers. Sam Maloof resided in Alta Loma, California, a neighborhood community in the City...

In this article: California, Ontario, Chino High School, Chaffey High School, People Magazine, United States Army, Los Angeles Times, and United States

...American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. President Carter, a woodwork hobbyist and friend who visited Maloof's home, signed a photograph "to my woodworking hero." Carter and subsequent presidents used Maloof's signature...

In this article: Ray Charles, Jimmy Carter, California, World War II, and Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

...used the rocking chairs in the White House. Maloof's modern furniture, assembled entirely out of wood without nails or metal hardware, fit handsomely in the minimalist homes of the postwar era. Its wood, leather and cork softened the hard...

In this article: Metropolitan Museum of Art, White House, New York, Los Angeles Times, and Jimmy Carter

...of Art, let patrons plop down on it. A Maloof rocker was the first piece of furniture to become part of the official White House art collection--he has a photo of Ronald Reagan rocking in it. Another photograph shows Jimmy Carter...

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...of the statewide Earth, Fire and Fibre exhibit. His fans ranged from President Jimmy Carter, a fellow woodchopper, to Ray Charles, who enthused over the feel of Maloof's rocking chairs. Though his unique and original contemporary...

In this article: California, Alaska, World War II, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, U.S. Army, and Los Angeles Times