Author: W. Hawkins Ferry
Born: 1914
Died: 1988
Bio: William Hawkins Ferry (or, more usually, W. Hawkins Ferry) was born in Detroit, Michigan, and spent his childhood in Detroit and Grosse Pointe and attended Cranbrook. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1937, then studied architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He dabbled in architectural design, but soon turned to art and architectural history. He was an important art collector and donor, and a trustee of the Detroit Institute of Arts. He was a proponent of Detroit architecture, and recorded and exhibited a breadth of architectural works throughout Detroit. His work culminated in the 1968 publication of the definitive book on Detroit area architecture, *The Buildings of Detroit: A History*. Ferry was also a proponent of Modern architecture, and appreciated the novel methods and look of the style.

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