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Sam Maitin BIOGRAPHY
1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2004. Known for: Abstract image drawing, murals, printmaking, works on paper, teaching.
Sam Maitin: Life Dates. 1928-2004. Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on... Read full biography
Sam Maitin: Life Dates. 1928-2004. Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on Woodmere's board of trustees and supported countless other organizations across the city, volunteering... Read full biography
Sam Maitin: Life Dates. 1928-2004. Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on Woodmere's board of trustees and supported countless other organizations across the city, volunteering time and generously contributing designs for posters, invitations, emblems, mosaics, murals, and even building facades. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the... Read full biography
Sam Maitin: Life Dates. 1928-2004. Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on Woodmere's board of trustees and supported countless other organizations across the city, volunteering time and generously contributing designs for posters, invitations, emblems, mosaics, murals, and even building facades. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art* (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the... Read full biography
Sam Maitin: Life Dates. 1928-2004. Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on Woodmere's board of trustees and supported countless other organizations across the city, volunteering time and generously contributing designs for posters, invitations, emblems, mosaics, murals, and even building facades. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art* (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication from 1965 to 1972 and served on the board of Woodmere Art... Read full biography
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Samuel (Calman) Maitin
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Sam Maitin: Life Dates
1928-2004
Sam Maitin's (1928–2004) involvements in the city's cultural life were so deep he was known as Philadelphia's Mayor of the Arts in his lifetime. He served on Woodmere's board of trustees and supported countless other organizations across the city, volunteering time and generously contributing designs for posters, invitations, emblems, mosaics, murals, and even building facades.
After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art* (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Com...But wait, there's more...
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