Philip Moulthrop
Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, Philip Moulthrop was educated as an attorney, but today he is a second-generation wood turner. He is the son of one of the pioneering wood-turners of the 20th century, the recently deceased Ed Moulthrop. It is a fitting tribute to both father and son, that Philip's vessels do not just replicate his father's but aptly continue the elder Moulthrop's tradition of innovation and set a new standard of mastery for this ancient and noble craft.
Wood turning dates back to some of mankind's' earliest civilizations. While the basics have been known since the Etruscans and the Celts worked on a simple foot-powered lathe as early as 1000 B.C., the innovation and refinement evident in Moulthrop's work speaks of modern technology. Developed by Ed and employed by Philip, the wood is subject to a stabilization process similar to that used in marine archeology, allowing them to work on a heroic scale not practical in earlier times.
Philip Moultrop's work has been featured in more than one hundred international exhibitions and can be found in the private collections of Presidents Nelson Mandela and George Bush as well as in permanent collections of premier museums such as the Smithsonian Museum of American Art's Renwick Gallery, New York's Museum of Art and Design and the White House Collection of American Crafts.
The Moulthrops are a dynasty of artists – grandfather, son, and grandson – who have made significant contributions to the field of wood turning and share a consistency of vision and process. Ed began turning as a teenager in the 1930s; Philip began turning in the 1970s; Matt, who has spent his life around wood, is just beginning his career. Philip and Matt both apprenticed with Ed in Atlanta, Georgia, where each now has his own studio.
PERMANENT MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
• museum of art and design, new york
• arizona state university art museum
• edward jacobson collection, tempe
• the contemporary museum, honolulu
• the detroit institute of arts
• high museum of art, atlanta
• huntsville museum of art
• kresge art museum, michigan state university
• los angeles county museum of art
• los angeles craft and folk art museum
• marietta/cobb museum of art, marietta, ga
• mint museum of craft & design
• mobile museum of art,
• the olympic museum, lausanne, switzerland
• paducah art guild, paducah, ky
• smithsonian institution, renwick gallery
• national museum of american art
• united states department of state, art in embassies
• the white house collection of american crafts
• yale university art gallery, new haven
Wood turning dates back to some of mankind's' earliest civilizations. While the basics have been known since the Etruscans and the Celts worked on a simple foot-powered lathe as early as 1000 B.C., the innovation and refinement evident in Moulthrop's work speaks of modern technology. Developed by Ed and employed by Philip, the wood is subject to a stabilization process similar to that used in marine archeology, allowing them to work on a heroic scale not practical in earlier times.
Philip Moultrop's work has been featured in more than one hundred international exhibitions and can be found in the private collections of Presidents Nelson Mandela and George Bush as well as in permanent collections of premier museums such as the Smithsonian Museum of American Art's Renwick Gallery, New York's Museum of Art and Design and the White House Collection of American Crafts.
The Moulthrops are a dynasty of artists – grandfather, son, and grandson – who have made significant contributions to the field of wood turning and share a consistency of vision and process. Ed began turning as a teenager in the 1930s; Philip began turning in the 1970s; Matt, who has spent his life around wood, is just beginning his career. Philip and Matt both apprenticed with Ed in Atlanta, Georgia, where each now has his own studio.
PERMANENT MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
• museum of art and design, new york
• arizona state university art museum
• edward jacobson collection, tempe
• the contemporary museum, honolulu
• the detroit institute of arts
• high museum of art, atlanta
• huntsville museum of art
• kresge art museum, michigan state university
• los angeles county museum of art
• los angeles craft and folk art museum
• marietta/cobb museum of art, marietta, ga
• mint museum of craft & design
• mobile museum of art,
• the olympic museum, lausanne, switzerland
• paducah art guild, paducah, ky
• smithsonian institution, renwick gallery
• national museum of american art
• united states department of state, art in embassies
• the white house collection of american crafts
• yale university art gallery, new haven