Artist

José Mondragón

born Cordova, NM 1931-died Cordova, NM 1989
Also known as
  • José Domingo Mondragón
  • Jose Mondragon
Born
Cordova, New Mexico, United States
Died
Cordova, New Mexico, United States
Biography

José Mondragón was born on the fourth of August, the feast day of St. Dominic. Around his hometown of Cordova, he was known as “José Domingo” in honor of his patron saint. An accident in the 1950s forced Mondragón to give up farming, and he devoted his time instead to carving rosaries, animals, and santos (saints).

Works by this artist (2 items)

José Mondragón, Crucifix, 1971, carved wood with leather, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.257
Crucifix
Artist
Date1971
carved wood with leather
On view
José Mondragón, San Raphael, ca. 1976, carved pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.73
San Raphael
Artist
Dateca. 1976
carved pine
On view