Edward Durell Stone: Modernism's Populist Architect
“The highs and lows of Stone’s career are meticulously laid out in this well-researched monograph . . . . The projects documented in this compendium certainly convinced this reviewer that Stone’s massive achievements do indeed merit a thoughtful reappraisal. . . . What author Hunting has given us is a well-told, well-documented and well-illustrated story of a talented designer’s lifelong striving to shape an architecture that satisfied both his inner vision and his clients’ desires.” (Traditional Building)“Given its depth of research and fairness, this will be the definitive book on Stone for years to come.” (Cerise Press)“As Mary Anne Hunting's book makes clear . . . Stone tapped into a widespread desire — shared by the design professions and the public — for an easily understood Modernism, a Modernism that would challenge stark functionalism with the sensuous, the luxurious, and occasionally the monumental. . . . One of the virtues of Hunting's book is its inclusion of numerous little-known projects, such as the furniture line and some modest houses, that shed light of the developments of Stone — and of the design world generally. ” (officeinsight)“[M]easured and methodical in its singular argument that Stone is underestimated and unfairly maligned in the profession. . . . Hunting’s admirable and meticulous research is shown in the range of information she has gleaned from sources high and low.” (DOCOMOMO)“In reassessing Stone's important contributions to American modernism Hunting's meticulously documented text also brings to life his charm and colorful personality. . . . [T]he book immerses the reader in Stone's milieu and strengthens one's understanding of just how much he accomplished in bringing modernism to Everyman. ” (Antiques)“Architecture lovers who believe Romantic Modernism is an oxymoron clearly haven't read Mary Anne Hunting's exquisitely written volume on America's forgotten populist modern architect Edward Durell Stone. . . . Hunting's approach reveals Stone's technicolour dream with absolute perfection. This is a volume for the serious architecture lover and those in search of a brilliantly written biography. ” (Identity)