Artist

Irene McDonald

born Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation, Hogansburg, NY 1940
Born
Hogansburg, Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation, New York, United States
Biography

Irene McDonald grew up on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation in Hogansburg, New York. She learned basketmaking when she was a child by watching her grandmother weave, but made no baskets of her own until she was in her late thirties. She combines black ash with sweetgrass to create traditional Mohawk splint baskets that people enjoy for their fragrance as well as their design and function.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Nicola Victor Ziroli, Artificial Flowers, 1938, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.96
Artificial Flowers
Artist
Date1938
oil on canvas
Not on view
Nicola Victor Ziroli, Pink and Red House, 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum acquisition, 1981.85
Pink and Red House
Artist
Date1937
oil on canvas
Not on view
Nicola Victor Ziroli, Old Pink Mansion, 1937, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.95
Old Pink Mansion
Artist
Date1937
oil on canvas
Not on view
Nicola Victor Ziroli, Bridges in Winter, 1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.88
Bridges in Winter
Artist
Date1934
oil on canvas
Not on view