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 (4 items)

Elias M. Grossman, (Untitled), ca. 1933-1943, etching and drypoint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.111
(Untitled)
Artist
Dateca. 1933-1943
etching and drypoint on paper
Not on view
Elias M. Grossman, Chief Don Talayesva, 1941, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Peter E. Blau and Andrew J. Blau in memory of their father, Alan J. Blau, 2012.13.2
Chief Don Talayesva
Artist
Date1941
etching on paper
Not on view
Elias M. Grossman, Rain on the Square, n.d., color etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Peter E. Blau and Andrew J. Blau in memory of their father, Alan J. Blau, 2012.13.1
Rain on the Square
Artist
Daten.d.
color etching on paper
Not on view
Elias M. Grossman, William Street, n.d., drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.110
William Street
Artist
Daten.d.
drypoint
Not on view