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Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Surveys, twenty
Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Surveys, twenty
estimate: $500–700
result: $2,250
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog. Second Edition William Allin Storrer, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1978. Softcover.
Man About Town: Frank Lloyd Wright in New York City Herbert Muschamp, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1983. 214 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright William Allin Storrer, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 1974. 410 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
The Imperial Hotel: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architecture of Unity Cary James, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT / Tokyo, 1968. 124 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Jewel of the Desert: The Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Biltmore Press/Rose Publishing, 2009. 89 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage. Decorative Designs from The Domino's Pizza Collection David A. Hanks, E.P. Hutton, New York, 1989. 156 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Frank Lloyd Wright: An American Architecture Edgar Kaufmann, Bramhall House, New York, 1955. 269 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House: The Clients' Report Paul R and Jean S. Hanna, The Architectural History Foundation/The MIT Press, New York / Cambridge, 1981. 148 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Frank Lloyd Wright: Mid-Century Modern Alan Hess, Rizzoli International Publishers, New York, 2007. 335 pages, Hardcover.
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion Julia Meech, Japan Society / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York, 2001. 304 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Mark McDonald
The Founder of Mid-century Design
Mark McDonald has always been at the epicenter of the world that is mid-century design, to a large extent, it is a world he created. For over forty years, Mark has pioneered whole fields of collecting, providing the scholarship and creating the market for mid-century furniture, studio jewelry, ceramics and Italian glass.
In 1983, Mark opened Fifty/50 with partners Mark Isaacson and Ralph Cutler. This groundbreaking gallery defined collectors’ taste. At the time, modern works were still largely overlooked; Mark and his partners collected and presented the rarest and most interesting pieces, often working with the makers themselves, to create compelling exhibitions accompanied by catalogs documenting the work.
In the 1990s, Mark opened Gansevoort Gallery, where he continued to curate collections and exhibitions of lasting impact. Over the years, he established relationships with artists and their estates becoming the go to authority on the designs of Art Smith, Ilonka Karasz and Leza McVey, among others. His enthusiasm for the material extended beyond the gallery floor to the back room where lucky visitors got to flip through Mark’s impressive design reference library and discuss the importance of works with him.
A connoisseur and wealth of knowledge, Mark became a resource for prominent collections across the globe—private and public alike. He inspired a generation of collectors and dealers introducing designers and their production to an audience that continues to grow. In 2002, Mark closed Gansevoort and established 330 gallery in Hudson, New York. Now, semi-retired, Marks splits his time between New York and Florida. He still collects, curates, supports, and shepherds the scholarship of mid-century design.