Mike Johnson looks at an early 1980s photo of himself with Sam Maloof, taken shortly after the young man began working under the famed woodworker. Johnson, 65, is about the same age Maloof was in ...

Jimmy Carter takes a photo with Stephen Johnson, 6, and Sarah Johnson, 10, during a June 20, 1995 visit to Sam and Alfreda Maloof’s home in Alta Loma. Their father was one of the studio assistants.

It’s now owned by the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, a nonprofit, and is open for tours. Dennis Hayes leads a tour in Sam Maloof’s handcrafted Rancho Cucamonga home.

Johnson nudged his wife: Look, it’s Sam Maloof. Go talk to him, Joanne urged. Emboldened, Johnson, who had recently graduated from Cal State Long Beach in industrial arts, approached Maloof and ...

Fifteen years after Maloof's death, Johnson is still at work. Columnist David Allen visits. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F. Monday, December 23rd 2024 ... In Sam Maloof’s old ...