Reminiscences of Sam Maloof 1985
- Name
- Maloof, Sam (Interviewee)
- Polsky, Richard M (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Sam Maloof 1985
- Abstract
- Lebanese designer; natural inclination to art; work at an industrial design firm and at Walt Disney training school; military service, World War II; first furniture designs; American Craft Museum inaugural exhibit of furniture; methods of furniture making, integrity of business practices; discussion of American Craft Council, craftsman mentality; MacArthur Fund Award of $300,000.
- Collection Name
- American craftspeople project
- Subjects
- Furniture workers; Furniture making; Furniture design; Furniture industry and trade; Maloof, Sam; American Craft Council
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1985
- Note (Biographical)
- Furniture designer.
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard M. Polsky on August 5, 1985.
- Note (Provenance)
- Sam Maloof, Gift 1987
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
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- Catalog Record
- 13672727
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-hhk9-yx84
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.