Controversial modernist, notorious drinker, architectural tycoon—Edward Durell Stone wore many hats during his long and storied career. In “Edward Durell Stone: Modernism’s Populist Architect,” historian Mary Anne Hunting hopes to uncover yet another dimension of the figure: that of an architect for the everyman. Although reliant on funding from elite clientele, Durell was also intent on bringing modernism out of high society and into the …
Edward Durell Stone: Modernism’s Populist Architect