Edward Moulthrop (1916-2003) was a self taught wood turner. His interest in wood began as a child and he bought his first lathe when he was a teenager. Although he went to school to become an architect, wood remained a hobby during his time as an architect. In the 1970s, he resigned from an architecture firm to become a professional woodturner. He was most famous for his large scale turned bowls, made from domestic woods, usually spherical or elliptical with polished clear finishes. The shape of his pieces is determined by the colors and patterns in the wood. All of his equipment was designed and built by himself to accommodate for the size of his pieces.
He studied architecture at Case Western Reserve University and received his Masters degree from Princeton University. His work is found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Renwick Gallery, the White House Collection of American Crafts, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the Museum of Arts and Design, among others.
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