SAM AND ALFREDA MALOOF

FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS

TheWooden LatchA NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION SUMMER 2005

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The arts collection highlights Millard Sheets, page 2Gallery receives major gifts, page 3Art in Beverly’s Garden, pages 4-5

In This Issue

The Model T Club recently paid a visit to the MaloofFoundation. Sam (in foreground) climbed on-board a1915 model to pose with clubmembers. The car was built theyear before Sam was born.

Our campaign to raise $4 million for constructionand endowment for the Artsand Crafts EducationalCenter is underway.

(see page 3 inside)

Architectural rendering of proposedSam and Alfreda Maloof “Gallery”

n a bright summer-like day in May, the Model TClub paid a visit to the Maloof Foundation. Many of thecars, dated from 1914 through the twenties, haveaccompanied their owners extensively throughout theworld. Sam climbed on board one car dated closest to

his own birth year and posed with club members in the 1915 model. The club toured the historic Maloof compound and museum before lining up

one-by one on the future site of the Maloof Gallery. The new gallery will be thecapstone to the Foundation's mission to perpetuate excellence in craftsmanship,encourage artists and educate the public about the value and specialness of hand-crafted things.

To set up a tour or to discuss a gift for the gallery fundraising campaign, call theSam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation at (909) 980-0412.

The Model T Club paid a recent visit to the Maloof Foundation. Sam (in foreground) climbed on-board a 1915 model to pose with club members. The car was built the year before Sam was born.

Model T’s pose onfuture site of galleryModel T’s pose on

future site of gallery

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illard Sheets earned a reputation as one ofthe foremost watercolorists of his era. Born, raised,and educated in southern California, Sheets (1907-1989) studied at Chouinard Art Institute, where healso began teaching while still a third-year student.He was a member of the executive committee thatran the local WPA, the first New Deal art project.During World War II he traveled to India and Burmaas a war correspondent-artist for Life magazine.From the late 1930s until 1955 he headed the artdepartments at Scripps College and Claremont

Graduate School. In1953 he becamedirector of Otis ArtInstitute (nowOtis/Parsons). For morethan 27 years, beginningin 1952, Sheetsdesigned the buildingsand accompanyingartistic decoration foroffices of Home Savingsof America throughoutCalifornia. Outside ofCalifornia his majorcommissions includedmurals for the DetroitPublic Library, the MayoClinic, the dome of theNational Shrine inWashington, D.C., theNotre Dame University

Library, and the Hilton Hotel in Honolulu.Sam worked for Millard from 1946-1950 and Millard

was Best Man at Sam and Alfreda’s wedding. Theirfriendship was deep and long lasting.

Millard Sheets…“The father of the California Watercolor School”

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Millard is assisted by Sam inconstructing a building at hisPadua Hills home in 1948.

he Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation has launched a 4 million-dollar capital campaign to construct and endow the programming for an Artsand Crafts Educational Center onsite. The galleries, archivalconservatory, bookstore andstorage facility are to be thefinal addition to the fabulouscenter Sam has created as anurturing environment for theperpetuation of Arts and Crafts.

Dedication/ Celebrationplanned for Sam’s 90th

The Foundation is hopingthat completion of theEducational Center can beachieved by Sam’s 90thbirthday next January 24. What a celebration that would be–a birthday and adedication–a tremendoustribute to Sam’s lifetimecommitment to supportingartists!

Major gifts by John andBecky Moores and RandellMakinson help get thecampaign started.

Two generous gifts havealready been given, butthere is still a long way togo. We need your help tobring this needed center tofruition. If you would likefurther information, please contact Roz Bock at (909) 980-0412 or at malooffoundation@earthlink.net.

Or, if you would like to send a contribution to the gallery campaign now,please include your check made out to The Sam and Alfreda MaloofFoundation in the enclosed envelope. Your donation is greatly appreciated.

All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Capstone to Maloof Foundation Campus

Layout (below) of the proposedEducational Center illustrates themain building, which will housefour individual galleries, thecentral rotunda, visitors center,bookstore and curator’s office.The outbuildings will includeneeded storage space and aconservatory that will be bothtemperature controlled andfireproof. It will house foundationarchives and materials needingspecial protection.

Naming opportunities areavailable. Sam will design ahandsome recognition wall withwood medallions in honor of thosewho give major gifts to the gallerycampaign.

Architectural rendering of the proposed Educational Center

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Patzcuaro, Mexico 1947

Detail from Lithograph “Pinto”

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Gallery Campaign Launched

Art GardenArt

Gardenin Beverly’s

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Artwork in the GardenLike the Garden, the artwork continues to evolve. The following is the up-to-date list at press time:Orchard GardenKiosk, Sam Maloof DesignSt. Francis & the Birds, Sculpture, John ReyesMetal Sculpture Under Oak, Larry WhiteAnimal Sculpture, Larry WhiteMeadow in Lemon GroveBronze Cat, Barbara Beretich

Deck in Lemon GroveMerry-go-round, Wood Carving, Mary Ann VoorhisHill behind new house by ForestLady Running Through Daisies, Sculpture, John ReyesEntry to New HouseContented Woman, Shona Opal Stone Sculpture, ZimbabweWall Sculpture (South wall of Garage), Stan Bitters3 Decorated Ceramic Pots, Stan Bitters4 bronze bells, Paolo SoleriLady on the Flying Trapeze, Wood Carving, Mary Ann Voorhis

Cross on Front Door, Dee Marcellus ColeBird in Hand, Ceramic Sculpture, Gina Lawson3 Birds, Bug, Alligator, Metal Sculptures, Dan RomeroBackdoor Entry to New HouseVine Fragment, Found ArtSeated Lady with Grasshopper, Gina LawsonFaucet Handles, Ruth BorunCeramic Poles, Leslie CodinaChildren’s Table and Stools, Stan BittersTarahumara Pots, Copper Canyon Indians, MexicoEntry to Visitors CenterLady of the Found Objects, Christine WisemanMetal Round Sculpture, Artist UnknownEntry to Old HouseGoat, Ceramic Sculpture, Joe DonatKitchen Garden of Old HouseHanging Bird Houses and Ceramic Screen, Stan Bitters3 Mexican Stone & Metal Birds, Artist Unknown

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uests visiting the Maloof garden will bedelighted by the wonderfuland creative artwork seenthroughout. Both Beverlyand Sam have been carefullycollecting just the rightpieces, many created bylocal artisans, to add aunique flavor to the growing“Discovery Garden.”

Garden hours areThursdays & Saturdays 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. and can becombined with a Maloof museum tour. Check page 8for tour costs, address and directions.

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Visual surprises abound on an afternoon strollalong the pathways as Beverly’s Garden hasevolved into a colorful showcase for artworkas well as nature.

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Kay Sekimachi lecture enchants

Dick met Jo Ann in Sioux City Iowa on his firstAir Force assignment after graduating from FlightSchool. Jo Ann worked for Delta Air Lines while hewent for his Engineering Degree at Georgia Tech. Theythen moved to Pasadena, CA where she opened aDelta Ticket Office and Dick went to work for AerojetGeneral working on satellites, retiring after 37 years.During that time, they raised two children and thenmoved several times, including living in the AustralianOutback for a while.

Dick has been fond of wordworking since he was achild. Thirty years ago he constructed a round cabin atLake Arrowhead and he recently completed alaminated Bentwood rocker in honor of his firstgrandchild. He admits that his own woodworking hasbeen influenced by Sam.

Jo Ann, an avid scrapbooker, has articles that she has

kept about Sam since the the 60’s and she gave Dick a daywith Sam Maloof’s woodworking class for his birthday, twice.

They jumped at the chance to become docents when theSam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation opened almost 3 yearsago and love to show all visitors Sam’s beautiful uses ofwood. The Foundation appreciates all the time and energythey so generously give.

Dick & Jo Ann Castleberry

n May 5, the University of California atRiverside Extension Program presented artist KaySekimachi as part of the Sam and Alfreda MaloofArtist Lecture Series. Kay, an American Crafts Councilgold medal winner spoke of how her art has evolvedover her lifetime.

Ms. Sekimachi's chosen instrument is the loom onwhich she has made three-dimensional monofilamenthangings, linen-fold boxes and other objects. The softand pliant creations are exquisitely simple and reflecta natural sense of form.

The fascinating lecture was held in a tent on the siteof the future Maloof Gallery at the Maloof Compound.

More lectures are being planned. Keep checking ourcalendar listings for future dates.

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Friends contributions help conserve and maintain theFoundation’s art collection, structures and grounds, as well assupport Foundation programs that seek to create an awarenessof the way in which crafts enrich our culture. If you areinterested in becoming a "Friend of the Sam and Alfreda MaloofFoundation for Arts and Crafts" contributing to the Foundation’sendowment campaign, making a bequest or other planned giftor would like further information, please contact Roz Bock at(909) 980-0412 or at malooffoundation@earthlink.net.

The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts andCrafts is deeply honored that the following individualsserve on its special Advisory Board:

DISTINGUISHED ADVISORY BOARD FOUNDATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORSAnne Ashford, Director of Development, House of Ruth

Nick Brown, Money Manager

Paul Eaton, Mayor, Montclair and Board of Directors, San Bernardino Associated Governments

Patrick Ela, Arts Consultant and Appraiser

Jerry Foster, Woodworker

Randell Makinson, Director Emeritus, Gamble House

Sam Maloof, Woodworker

Slimen Maloof, Woodworker

Ted Maloof, Attorney

Roy Miller, Attorney

Mark Ostoich, Attorney

Jay Rodriquez, Former President, Herb Hafif Foundation

John Scott, Educator/Artist

Robert Smith, Smith Brothers Restaurant

Joe Unis, M.D., Radiologist

Larry White, Woodworker

Diane Williams, Councilwoman, City of Rancho Cucamonga

Sustaining $ 1,000.00 +

Supporting $ 250.00

Patron $ 125.00

Subscriber $ 45.00

Student $ 35.00

Corporate $ 2,500 +

Membership fees Membership benefits

Joan Abrahamson, President, Jefferson Institute

Jeremy Adamson, Director of the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Nancy Bekavac, President, Scripps College

Edward S. Cooke, Jr., Professor, Department of the History of Art, Yale University

Jonathan Fairbanks, Editor-at-Large, The Catalogue of Antiques and Fine Arts

Carolyn Lynch, Chairman and President, Lynch Foundation

Peter Lynch, Investor

Lindell Marsh, Environment and land use attorney, lecturer and author

John Moores, Chairman, San Diego Padres

Barry Morgan, Chairman of the Board, Worcester Center for Crafts

Robert Turner, Artist and former professor of ceramics at Alfred University

Jacques Yeager, Senior Partner, Yeager Brothers

Sustaining: Newsletter subscription; unlimited free tours during regularly scheduledpublic tours; 20% discount at book/gift shop; free attendance at symposia andlectures; private group tour available upon request

Supporting: Newsletter subscription; 5 free tours during regularly scheduled publictours; 15% discount at book/gift shop; free attendance at symposia and lectures

Patron: Newsletter subscription; 5 free tours annually during regularly scheduledpublic tours; 10% discount at book/gift shop; member rate for symposia and lectures

Subscriber: Newsletter subscription; 2 free tours annually during regularly scheduledpublic tours; member rate for symposia and lectures

Student: Newsletter subscription; 1 free tour annually during regularly scheduledpublic tours; member rate for symposia and lectures

Corporate: Sustaining member benefits and special arrangements to suit your needs

All “Friends” will be listed in a yearly special donor edition of this newsletter

If you would like to send acontribution today, pleaseinclude your check madeout to The Sam and AlfredaMaloof Foundation in theenclosed envelope. Thankyou for your gift.

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SAM AND ALFREDA MALOOF

FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS

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A NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION SUMMER 2005

P.O. Box 397

Alta Loma, CA

91701

Art Director and Photography: Sioux Bally, Heartstone Arts Art Collection Photography, page 2: Gene Sasse

…for the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for the Arts and Crafts. Our docents receive a thorough training in all aspects of the historicresidence, the garden and the arts and crafts collection. Trainingincludes a monthly meeting at the home of Sam and Beverly, where youhave the opportunity to meet with other docents and our artist of themonth. We have flexible scheduling to accommodate our volunteers.

CALENDAR

dA artisan, Larry White with his artwork

Mexican Artisans’ Weekend

Annual dA Gallery Art SaleSaturday, June 25 10 am - 3pmns Sam and Beverly will host theSecond Annual dA Center for theArts Summer Sale in thegardens. The invitational art salebenefits the dA Gallery inPomona. The sale features 26local artists and includespottery, garden art, painting,sculpture, jewelry and more.Free and open to the public.

Saturday, Nov. 26, 10:30 am - 4pmcomplimentary lunch at noon, Saturday Sunday, Nov. 27, 12 noon - 4pm

A weekend of sales and demonstrationsfrom Mexican artisans including MataOrtiz Potters, Oaxaca Woodcarvers andZapotec Weavers. Call 909-980-0412 for reservations. Oaxacan woodcarver at work

Regular Public Tours:

Thursdays & Saturdays

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

$10 per person

Seniors $8; Students $5

No one under 14

permitted

Special Group Tours:

By appointment

Maloof Garden Hours:

Thursdays & Saturdays

12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

The Maloof residence is located at

5131 Carnelian Street in Alta

Loma, 2 miles north of the 210

(Foothill) Freeway and 8 miles north

of the 10 (San Bernardino) Freeway.

For information and reservations

call (909) 980-0412 or e-mail us at

malooffoundation@earthlink.net

Historic Residence Tours

SAM AND ALFREDA MALOOF FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CRAFTSP.O. Box 397, Alta Loma, CA 91701 • 5131 Carnelian Street, Alta Loma, CA 91701(909) 980-0412 • Fax (909) 980-0442 • malooffoundation@earthlink.net • www.malooffoundation.org

We invite you to join the docent group