Edward A. Moulthrop *41

Edward Moulthrop died in Atlanta Sept. 23, 2003. He was 87.

Doubly gifted, Moulthrop achieved success in two fields. After earning his Princeton degree in architecture, the New York native taught at Georgia Tech, and later practiced at Robert and Co. as lead designer.

Concurrently, Moulthrop pursued an avocation for wood turning. In 1962 he won first prize at the Arts Festival of Atlanta for a wood bowl and began showing his work.

Like many polymaths, Moulthrop applied skill gained in one metier to the other. A modernist in architecture, he applied the same clean design to his bowls. He had a sensual feel for his materials and a "sixth sense" for the beauty hidden in ordinary chunks of wood. In 1976 he gave up architecture to devote himself to wood turning.

A pioneer in his second career, Moulthrop made many of his own tools, and developed polishes and preservatives to enhance wood. His bowls can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, as well as in museums across the country and around the world.

Moulthrop is survived by his wife, Mae, three sons, and five grandchildren.