Reynolds Stone

Alan Reynolds Stone (1900-1979) was a noted English engraver, designer, typographer, and painter of the 20th century.

Much of his work was done in the field of printing and publishing, as a designer of typefaces and book jackets. In 1949 he redesigned the famous clock logo of "The Times". In 1951 he was invited to carve the Second World War memorial in the Grand Entrance of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 1965 he carved the memorial to Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Abbey. One of his later works was the gravestone of composer Benjamin Britten.

He had four children. In order of birth, they are painter Edward Stone, designer Humphrey Stone, illustrator Phillida Gili, and Emma Beck, wife of artist Ian Beck.

References

* J. W. Goodison, an obituary in "The Burlington Magazine", Vol. 121, No. 920 (Nov., 1979), pp. 728-728 (available via JSTOR).
* see also "Oxford Dictionary of Biography".