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Modern Design Monographs, seventeen
Modern Design Monographs, seventeen
estimate: $300–500
result: $2,125
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Dorothy Liebes. Retrospective Exhibition Neil Znamierowksi, Museum of Contemporary Crafts of the American Crafts Council, New York, 1970. 36 pages, Softcover.
Fused Glass: The Artisanry of Frances and Michael Higgins, Fifty/50, New York, 1985. Softcover.
Timo Sarpaneva: A Retrospective Janet Kardon, Ulf Hard af Segerstad and David McFadden, American Craft Museum, New York, 1994. 90 pages, Softcover.
Tapio Wirkkala Piero Berengo Gardin, Gruppo Editoriale Electa, Milan, 1984. Softcover.
Tapio Wirkkala Pekka Suhonen, Suomen Lasimuso, Riihimaki, 1987. 40 pages, Softcover.
Frederick J. Kiesler: Endless Space Dieter Bogner, Greg Lynn, et al., Hatje Cantz Publishers, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2001. 109 pages, Softcover.
Anzolo Fuga: Murano Glass Artist. Designs For A.V.E.M. 1955-1968 Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Acanthus Press, New York, 2005. 213 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Joel Sanders: Writings and Projects Joel Sanders, The Monacelli Press, New York, 2005. 191 pages, Softcover.
Ernest Race Hazel Conway, Graham Mancha, Bedfordshire, 2006. 80 pages, Softcover.
Erik Fleming- Atelier Borgila Jan von Gerber, Nationalmusei, Stockholm, 1994. 78 pages, Hardcover.
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.