At Home in Arkansas: When you relocated to Arkansas to become the executive director of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, what were you and your partner, Dan Feder, looking for in a family home?
Don Bacigalupi: We have always been attracted to houses with architectural integrity, those that clearly evidence the style of the period in which they were built. Among the homes we have owned, we’ve most enjoyed mid-20th century modernist styles, so we were immediately attracted to this 1954 home designed by architect Cecil Stanfield. And, of course, we hoped to have ample play space for our very active son, Guston.
What was it about this particular house that caused that immediate attraction?
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