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Acknowledgments The authors would like to especially thank Kristin G. Congdon for suggesting this project. Another special thanks goes to Nan Brown, a creative and wise patroness of the arts, for bringing us together to work on this book as well as for her many helpful suggestions. Both the authors are deeply grateful to Debra Adams, the Greenwood editor of this edition, whose support, guidance, and counsel got us through the entire project and made it a reality. Her assis- tant Carrie Lett, has also been immeasurably helpful, especially with the myriad details of collecting and organizing images and reproduction permis- sions. We also thank everyone at Greenwood Press who helped this book take its final form. Many people have helped us with our research. We thank the curators and colleagues whose input and advice (as well as assistance with images) have been invaluable including, John Addison, Laura Addision, Kathleen Ash- Milby, Barbara Beroza, Todd Bockley, Joshua Buckno, Raquel Chapa, Jerrie Clark, Catherine Fitzgerald, Robert Gardner, John Grimes, Kara Kelley Hall- mark, Ann Lane Hedlund, Greg Hill, John Houston, Aldona Jonaitis, Richard Klein, Susan Krane, Jennifer Complo McNutt, Pat Nietfeld, Carmen Robertson, Nancy Rosoff, Leslie Boyd Ryan, Lou Stancari, Rebecca Trautman, Richard Townsend, and Gary Wyatt. Most of all we are grateful to the many artists with whom we spoke and visited for their input and the opportunity to see their work. Additionally, we appreciate the assistance of the many librarians and archiv- ists who have helped immensely in locating artists and information, including Kenlyn Collins, Betty Murphy, and the Librarians at the University of Central Florida. Images came from many individuals and organizations, and we are grateful to the institutions, galleries, and artists who provided them.