As authors of Art of the Gold Rush, we wish to acknowledge the many individuals and institutions who have so generously contributed to both the exhibition and this book. We thank those who have helped our organization of the exhibition by directing us to paintings that we might otherwise not have known or found: Marjorie C. Arkelian, Eric Baumgartner, John H. Garzoli, Alfred C. Harrison Jr., Mark Hoffman, and Nan and Roy Farrington Jones.
We owe a debt of thanks to colleagues at several institutions who provided information about the art and artists represented in the exhibition: James E. Henley, Director, Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center; Patricia Keats, Director of the Library, and Bo Mompho, Curatorial Assistant, at the California Historical Society; Gary Kurutz and the staff of the California State Library; Charlene Noyes, Archivist, Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center; William Roberts, Acting Curator, Pictorial Collections, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; and Kim Walters, Librarian, Southwest Museum.
We are grateful to friends and colleagues whose encouragement and support have advanced the project in many ways: Elizabeth Broun, Merry Foresta, George Gurney, Therese Thau Heyman, Charles J. Robertson, and Kenneth R. Trapp at the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution; and Kevin Starr, Librarian of the California State Library.
Special thanks to Frances Bowles for her patience, insight, and good humor as editor of the manuscript and for her careful attention to the preparation of all the text. We are indebted, also, to Kathy Borgogno for her assistance in many aspects of the project, to Lorene Anderson for her help in securing the images and information for the captions for the illustrations, and to Janet Correia for her help.
Essential to the project were the contributions of several members of the staff of the Crocker Art Museum: Paulette Hennum, Registrar; Karen Hulett Brown, Curatorial Assistant; KD Kurutz, Curator of Education; Patrick Minor and Steve Wilson, Exhibit Coordinators. Our appreciation extends to staff members of the Oakland Museum of California whose contributions were key to the project: Philip Linhares, Chief Curator of Art; Drew Johnson, Associate Curator of Photography; Arthur Monroe, Registrar; Gianna Capecci, Registrar; Karen Nelson, Interpretive Specialist; Joy Tehan, Assistant Registrar; David Ruddell, Exhibit Preparator; Brian Wheeler, Technical Specialist; Inez Brooks-Myers, Associate Curator of History; Tom Steller, Interim Chief Curator of Natural Science; and Cherie Newell, Historical Researcher.
We gratefully acknowledge the Co-Trustees of the Crocker Art Museum and the Trustees of the Oakland Museum of California Foundation for their sustained interest in this auspicious joint project.
For their encouragement and support in the production of the book, our appreciation goes to Deborah Kirshman, Marilyn Schwartz, and Anthony Crouch at the University of California Press.
Special thanks to Gordon Chun of Gordon Chun Design for the sensitive and attractive design and layout of the book.
Harvey L. Jones
Janice T. Driesbach
Katherine C. Holland