RICHARD STONE

First Jim, now Dick - I am devastated. It seems that an era of great pioneers and role models is coming to an end. How we will miss them. I am so grateful for every moment together. My sincere condolences to Elizabeth, the Met, and the entire world of bronzes.

We have lost a "gran´ cervellone." When I arrived at the Institute in `67, and went to the pantry for coffee or a brown-bag lunch, I encountered Dick for the first time. It seemed there was no subject relating to art history on which he would not speak with wit and enthusiasm, opinions, and a vast body of knowledge and anecdotes to inform it all. I was bowled over and concerned that I would not succeed if Dick Stone was the standard. But he was uniquely brilliant and continued to be. To...