Turning Out the End Product – Proteins by the Thousand
by Samuel Maitin | Growth: Life Science Library, 1965
Well Nourished & Protected – An Envelope of Cerebrospinal Fluid
by Joseph Lambandero | The Mind: Life Science Library, 1964
The Manufacture of Building Blocks – What the Cell Needs
by Samuel Maitin | Growth: Life Science Library, 1965
[ Images ©1964 & ©1965 Time, Inc. All rights reserved. ]
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Philadelphia artist Samuel Maitin (1929–2005) is author of 2 of the fantastic illustrations above plucked from my growing arsenal of mid-century science books. Unfortunately, I was not able to locate information on the second artist Joseph Lambandero. But I did find a pair of extensive feature articles on Mr. Maitin and his work in the University of Pennsylvania’s publication, The Pennsylvania Gazette, one written posthumously.
I learned that over his career Samuel Maitin worked as a teacher, printmaker, graphic designer and finally as an international artist. His silkscreen prints, paintings and sculptures are found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in D.C., the Tate Gallery in London and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He also had major exhibitions in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. Mr. Maitin is best known for his public art in communal spaces around the globe, both his signature murals and three-dimensional works. Also of note, he chose to remain in Philadelphia even though he had several opportunities to move to New York, including when he was offered the opportunity to redesign Time Magazine.
I seek out the delightful in life,” he told the Gazette in 1987. “Like I.B. Singer, I believe that life is a series of small miracles. And I think it’s important to express this vision. I try to nurture the child in me—the innocence, the curiosity, the originality, the exultant primitivism.
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For further reading:
>> The Art of Life – The Pennsylvania Gazette, 2005
>> Sam Maitin’s Sistine Chapel – The Pennsylvania Gazette, 2001
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Science and Cerebrospinal Fluid… SCORE!
Oh yeah, baby! :~)
Sandi, these are amazing. I’ll keep my eye out for his name on my trawls through my hometown of Philly. I bet I’ve seen a lot of his work already without knowing it.
Thanks Will, I actually get to claim ownership on this estate sale find. :~) Do indeed hope you discover more of Mr. Maitin’s work. From what I have read sounds like there are a number of pieces in communal locales there in Philly in addition to museums.