Russel and Mary Wright: Dragon Rock at Manitoga

By Jennifer Golub

The story of modernist designers Russel and Mary Wright, their collaboration and pursuit to transform their Hudson Valley estate, Dragon Rock at Manitoga, into an artistic haven.

In the mid-century era of TV dinners and suburban conformity, Russel and Mary Wright were individualists. The realization of a decades-long vision, their family home Dragon Rock at Manitoga is a sprawling forested property and abandoned quarry an hour north of New York City, now part of the Historic Artists' Homes and Studios program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Although best known for American Modern dinnerware, the Wrights rejected rigid modernism for a life that invited ambiguity. Mary's role as a partner, designer, and entrepreneur is explored here for the first time. This lavish volume is filled with personal histories, stories, and hundreds of stunning photographs from the Wrights' personal archive, charting the innovation of their design practice, lives, and the development of their Dragon Rock home and the Woodland Paths of Manitoga.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1648960197
• ISBN13: 9781648960192
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 11.2"