I’m at the in-laws in Connecticut this week, so won’t post much. However, our family did have the chance to visit good friends in Boston yesterday. While there, I snuck over to the Museum of Fine Arts and spent a few minutes in the studio furniture retrospective called The Maker’s Hand.
I wasn’t expecting to encounter Sam Maloof’s Cradle Hutch or the maple desk and prototype chair he built 50 years ago, but there they were! Very simple, unadorned pieces and smaller than I had imagined them to be. Also had furniture from Wharton Esherick, George Nakashima and Wendell Castle. A feast for my eyes. When I get back home, I’ll link to some photos. If you’re in the area, stop by the MFA. (They’ve also got a Rembrandt exhibit for a limited time.)
Update: Links to the First Generation of Studio Furniture Makers (Esherick, Nakashima, Maloof & Castle) have been added. December 1, 2003.
Update: The Maker’s Hand is reviewed in this article from the Standard Times, first published November 16, 2003.
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