Home Rancho Cucamonga events In Words and Wood: Sam Maloof, Bob Stocksdale and Ed Moulthrop In Words and Wood: Sam Maloof, Bob Stocksdale and Ed Moulthrop October 1, 2011

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This exhibition of woodturnings at the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts in Alta Loma, CA showcases the works of the finest woodturners of the Pacific Standard Time era. Bob Stocksdale (1913-2002) emerged as the dean of the American woodturning movement, and Ed Moulthrop (1916-2003), credited as the 'father of modern woodturning,' helped establish woodturning as a widely respected art form. It was no accident that these men shared a warm friendship in words and wood with their contemporary, America's 'Hemingway of hardwood,' Sam Maloof (1916-2009). The voluminous archives and well-catalogued objects in the Maloof collections document Sam Maloof's close relationships with Moulthrop and Stocksdale, providing a rare insight into the personal and professional joys and hardships shared among friends working in parallel professions. Sam Maloof emerges as a key player in the studio woodturning field through the inspiration and support he provided for two of its earliest advocates. In Words and Wood features more than 30 exquisite woodturnings by Moulthrop and Stocksdale, as well as recently discovered original correspondence and related documents. Together with The Huntington's The House That Sam Built the Maloof Foundation's exhibition In Words and Wood sheds new light on the role which the Pacific Standard Time era played in the modern American woodturning movement.

In Words and Wood: Sam Maloof, Bob Stocksdale and Ed Moulthrop is part of the groundbreaking cultural program, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. from 1945 to 1980. Starting in October 2011, more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California will come together to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene and how it became a major force in the art world.

The campaign features unexpected pairings between pop culture icons of today with artists featured within Pacific Standard Time. “Celebrate the Era that Continues to Inspire the World” is the theme of the campaign, which celebrates how Los Angeles art from 1945 – 1980 continues to inspire the world of music, art, film and architecture of today.

Check out a video of Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pop Art movement artist Edward Ruscha: http://bit.ly/PSTvideos

For more information on Pacific Standard Time, visit http://bit.ly/PSTLA