Edith Bondie

Edith Bondie (1918-2005) was a basketmaker whose work is in the Smithsonian Institution,[1][2][3] the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art,[4] and the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan.[5][6]

Edith Bondie
Born1918 Edit this on Wikidata
Michigan Edit this on Wikidata
Died2005 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 86–87)
Hubbard Lake Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationBasket weaver, artist Edit this on Wikidata

Bondie was a Chippewa Indian born in 1918 in Mikado, Michigan.[1] Her mother was also a basketmaker.[1] For her baskets, Bondie typically used black ash from around her home.[1] Bondie participated in the 1972 Alpena Fall Harvest Festival held at the in Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan.[7] In 1985, Bondie won the Michigan Heritage Award for her basketweaving.[8][9][10] In 1989, Bondie joined Native American artists Michele Gauthier and Sally Thielen for an art exhibition in St. Petersburg.[11] She is featured in Pat Kirkham's 2000 book, Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference.[12]

In 2005, Bondie died at Hubbard Lake, Michigan.[1] In May 2022, Bondie's work was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum for their exhibit "This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World".[13]

References
  1. "Edith Bondie | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  2. "Porkypine Basket | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. Lim, Luanne (2020-07-31). "Sunrise Surprise". Michigan Blue Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  4. "'Indian Market and Festival: Celebrating 25 Years' at the Eiteljorg". www.indystar.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. "Besser Museum storage rooms house hidden treasures". thealpenanews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. "Black ash basket class Saturday". thealpenanews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  7. Collector, Representative (1st District) Bart Stupak-- (2000). "Alpena Fall Harvest Festival". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  8. Edith Bondie, retrieved 2023-03-30
  9. "Tradition, science join to combat emerald ash borer | Great Lakes Echo". greatlakesecho.org. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. Service, Capital News (2015-11-24). "Nov. 24, 2015 Budget". Spartan Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  11. "The story of a Soviet Union exhibition of Native American artists from Michigan". Michigan Radio. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. Kirkham, Pat (2000). Women designers in the USA, 1900-2000 : diversity and difference : Jacqueline M. Atkins [and others]. Pat Kirkham, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-300-08734-9. OCLC 45486311.
  13. ""This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World" Examines the State of Contemporary Craft in America Today | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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