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December 20, 2007

CSUSB HOSTS 92nd BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR WORLD-RENOWNED CRAFTSMAN AND MASTER WOODWORKER SAM MALOOF ON JAN. 26

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Ninety-two years ago a child was born to Lebanese immigrants, who could hardly imagine their son would grow up to be a McArthur Fellow, an acknowledged genius, a world renowned craftsman and master woodworker.

On Jan. 26, Sam Maloof gets more than a birthday cake when Cal State San Bernardino’s Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, and the university’s art department partner with the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts to host a birthday party for the celebrated artist.

The celebration, which will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at CSUSB’s art museum, is an exclusive event that will provide guests with an unprecedented opportunity to place a bid on the one and only Sam Maloof 92nd Birthday Rocking Chair. Currently, there is a six-to-seven-year waiting list for a Maloof rocker, and Maloof has handcrafted this rocker specifically for auction.

Maloof celebrates his 92nd birthday Jan. 26

Maloof celebrates
his 92nd birthday Jan. 26

Guests at the party will also preview the first-ever Maloof Exhibition at the Fullerton Art Museum, “Sam Maloof: Essence of the Handmade.”

A portion of each $92 ticket will support the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts; establish the first ever Sam and Beverly Maloof Art Scholarship at CSUSB; and create a ceramics acquisition fund in the name of Sam and Alfreda Maloof at the Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum.

A special interview with Maloof can be arranged prior to the event. To schedule an interview, contact Ros Bock at 909-987-2805 or e-mail maloof@earthlink.net.

For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s office of public affairs at (909) 537-5007 and visit http://news.csusb.edu.

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