A VIEW TO MID-CENTURY GARDEN DESIGN

didn’t invent Mid-century Modern, of course, but he is credited for putting it on the furnishing and decorating map. The sleek, spare, often curvaceous motifs were all the rage—and not so long ago. Still, at a time when American antiques collectors were interested in much older finds, McDonald gave mid-century pieces credibility. In the late 1970s, he’d landed an invaluable apprenticeship with Lillian Nassau, a specialist in Art Nouveau and Art Deco design, and specifically