THE HOUSE THAT SAM BUILT: SAM MALOOF & ART IN THE POMONA VALLEY, 1945-1985 PASADENA Keep the sun’s rays at

Keep the sun’s rays at bay with this pretty parasol

and preserved by a dedicated community of growers

ready for framing

Beech wood base

Materials: crepe silk

THE HOUSE THAT SAM BUILT: SAM MALOOF & ART IN THE POMONA VALLEY, 1945-1985 PASADENA Keep the sun’s rays atThe mid twentieth century woodworker Sam Maloof was one of the leading figures in the postwar studio furniture movement in America. He 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 was hand built in large part by Maloof himself, and was filled with art. It provided a gathering place for the richly diverse and closely interconnected art,