of Hardwood." But his business card always said "woodworker." "I like the word," he told a Los Angeles Times reporter, his eyes brightening behind large, owl-eyed glass frames. "It's an honest word." In 1985 Mr. Maloof became the first craftsman to receive a MacArthur fellowship; and despite such recognition, he declined to identify himself as an artist. His autobiography was titled Sam Maloof: Woodworker. Death Maloof died at the age of 93 on May 21, 2009 at his home in the Alta Loma section of Rancho Cucamonga, California. References Sources Head, Jeffrey. "The Collector & The Craftsman," Palm Springs Modernism (February 2006), pp. 34–35. Maloof, Sam. (1983). Sam Maloof: Woodworker. Tokyo: Kodansha International. ; OCLC 9646251 External links "A Visit with Sam Maloof" - D.J. Marks Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts Gallery of Pictures of Projects Inspired by Sam Maloof showcased in Fine Woodworking magazine Video Library: A Woodworking Experience with Sam Maloof - at the Wood Working Channel Sam Maloof dies at 93; designer and builder of simple, beautiful furniture-Los Angeles Times Sam Maloof dies at 93; A look inside his workshop Sam Maloof: 1916-2009 Fine Woodworking magazine's tribute to Sam Maloof with photos and video''. . American furniture designers American furniture makers American woodworkers Artists from California MacArthur Fellows 1916 births 2009 deaths California people in design American people of Lebanese descent People from Chino, California People from Ontario, California People from Alta Loma, Rancho Cucamonga, California 20th-century American artists