Paul Darrow / Sam Maloof
Paul Darrow and Friends at OBJCT
This past weekend I visited Modern for All in the Claremont area and paid a visit to their neighbor, OBJCT Art + Design. David Shearer is the gallery owner and also happens to be the executive director of Claremont Heritage.
The current sales exhibition has works by Claremont artist Paul Darrow, early furniture by Sam Maloof and a selection of ceramics. Some of the artists represented are Karl Benjamin, Harrison McIntosh, Paul Soldner, and Peter Voulkos. All the pieces are from the Darrow family's personal collection.
Paul Darrow (1921-2019) was born in Pasadena and came to Claremont to study art at Claremont Graduate School after serving in WWII. In addition to being included in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions, he was a professor at Scripps College from 1954 to 1992. 
This is the cabinet Paul used to store his paint and brushes. Sam Maloof built it for his own home in 1949, but later traded it to Darrow for a painting. Paul was also one of Sam's first furniture commissions. Many were on display.
The patina is incredible.
A really good John Fassbinder vase.
Darrow painting
Sam Maloof table.
The mosaic was a collaboration between Maloof and Millard Sheets.
Maloof was actually Millard Sheets’ assistant from 1946 to 1949.
An early Paul Soldner ceramic
The upholstery tag for the Maloof daybed.
Classic Maloof joinery
An early Peter Voulkos flanked by two Rupert Deese pots.
A special Harrison McIntosh bowl.
Darrow was an avid cartoonist and he and McIntosh collaborated on the piece for a professor friend that was retiring. McIntosh wasn't happy with the way he threw the bowl so he made another one and let Darrow keep this one.
This is such a special exhibition. The pieces tell the story of the Claremont art scene of the period through one artist's collection. There is also a lot to see in terms of architecture in the area. OBJCT even has self guided architecture guides on hand. I went to see a Neutra and Millard Sheets house after I left.