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American Ceramics Monographs, twenty-four
American Ceramics Monographs, twenty-four
estimate: $400–600
result: $688
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Harrison McIntosh A Timeless Legacy Christy Johnson, American Museum of Ceramic Art, 2009. Color, 103 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
The Art of Peter Voulkos Rose Slivka, Karen Tsujimoto, The Oakland Museum, 1995. B & W/Color, 191 pages, Softcover with dustjacket.
Viktor Schreckengost and 20th-Centry Design Katharine Lee Reid, Henry Adams et al., CMA, USA, 2000. B & W/Color, 174 pages, Softcover.
Mingei International Museum Laura Andreson, World Folk Art, 1982. Color, 96 pages, Softcover with dustjacket.
The Pottery of John Foster Form and Meaning Gordon and Elizabeth Orear, Wayne State University, USA, 1990. B & W, 146 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Gilded Vessel Garth Clark, Guild Publishing, USA, 2001. Color, 128 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
What You Give Away You Keep Forever: The Vivika and Otto Heino Retrospective Carney, Cushing, Williams, The Museum of Ceramic Art, USA, 1995. B & W/Color, 58 pages, Softcover with dustjacket. Signed by Otto Heino.
Autio Rudy Autio, University of Montana, USA, 1983. B & W/Color, 74 pages, Softcover.
Margurite Lyn Colvin, Office of University Publications, Cornell, 1980. B & W, 40 pages, Softcover.
F. Carlton Ball Ceramic Works 1940-1990, Tacoma Art Museum. 12 pages, Softcover.
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.