Henry Hope Reed, Jr.

For other people named Henry Reed, see Henry Reed (disambiguation).

Henry Hope Reed Jr. (born September 25, 1915)^[1] is an American architecture critic known for his advocacy of classical architecture and his outspoken criticism of modernist architecture.

Reed earned a degree in history from Harvard College in 1938. In 1952, he published his first work critical of modernism, a position he continues to hold.

Following several books advocating preservation of classical architecture in New York City, Reed was named curator of Central Park.^[2]

References

^ John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
^ Blumenthal, Ralph (January 20, 1966). 2 City Parks Get First Curators; Hoving Names Reed to Be the Overseer of Central Park. New York Times

External links

Francis Morrone, "How Henry Hope Reed Saved Architecture"

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