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Credits
So many people were involved with this project, without whom it could not have been
realized. And I would like to recognize them here with heartfelt thanks: Susan Aurinko
for taking a chance on me as an artist and for her enthusiasm for this idea from the
moment I first proposed it, and for her wonderful gallery that supports so many artists,
Aaron Ott and Betsey Lipp for their cooperation and patience, my twins - Kim and Keri
Sheets, John Rush, Rob Kent, and Kelly Smith, all for their enthusiasm and willingness
to be involved, Emily and Sarah Larson for inspiring this idea years ago, Nathan Westerman
for his excellent craftsmanship, Michael Weinstein and Alan Leder for their critical
insight, Mary Jean and Cameron Thomson for their generous support of myself and so many
other artists, Erica Stone for her personal sacrifice, Larry Niffenegger, April Sheridan,
Kim Vonesh, John Beck, Sandy Kensinger and the custom View Master department of Fisher-Price,
Howard Hart at Charrette, Mardy at Good’s, Sandy at Paulson’s, Zap Props, Broadway
Costume, Lost Eras, Peter Loh, Victor Cortez, Leah Stanholtz, Michael Ferris, Erik Trojnar,
my students at the Evanston Art Center and Columbia College, Connie Gillock, Ann Rosen,
and Jennifer Friedrich.
A special thanks to my family, the Schnebergers, the Grahams, and the Andersons, for
their support and encouragement. And thank you as well to the Niffeneggers - Pat, Larry,
Beth and Jonelle, for welcoming me into their home.
And most importantly to my assistant extrordinaire, Audrey Niffenegger, who kept me from
derailing so many times - without you I wouldn’t have come anywhere close to finishing
this. More than a great framer or most excellent assistant, you are a truly
wonderful person. Thank you.
I would also like to list, in no particular order, some of the sources of inspiration
for this idea: the photographs of Robert ParkeHarrison, Lewis Carroll, Julia Margaret
Cameron, William Mumler, Robin Hann, Adam Fuss, Frances Scully Osterman, Mark Osterman,
John Coffer, Deborah Luster, and Dan Estabrook, the artwork of Tony Shipp and Jessica
Joslin, the book Yellow Jack by Josh Russell, the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los
Angeles, the Camera Obscura museum in Edinburgh Scotland, Louis Kaplan of Southern
Illinois University, and the anonymous photograph of the 1906 Brampton Model School
faculty, which has hung in the restroom of the Evanston Art Center photo lab for as
long as I’ve taught there and has provided me with endless fascination.
- Christopher Schneberger |