This project would be impossible without the generous support of many contributors.
I want to thank the UCI Humanities Commons, particularly Julia Lupton and Amanda Swain, for providing the support that made the research and development of this exhibition possible. Without this contribution, I would not have had the opportunity to conduct research at The Huntington Library and connect with the many scholars and curators there.
The Desert/Structure/Modernism Research Cluster's faculty members, Lyle Massey and James Nisbet, have been invaluable advisors during the the course of this project. I want to thank Lyle for spearheading such a fascinating and innovative year-long study of the American desert. The lively discussions we had in your graduate seminar on Desert Modernism and Anti-Modernism, and all those thereafter, have greatly influenced trajectories in my dissertation research. I also want to thank Jamie for your always astute and creative observations concerning the material in this exhibition. Your research's keen attention to visual detail and theoretical complexity has been a model for this project. Lyle and Jamie, working with you both has been a great pleasure.
Many thanks must also be issued to the staff and curators at The Huntington Library. Everyone was so welcoming and supportive of this exhibition. My research went swiftly with the help of the Ahmanson Reading Room staff members who were immensely efficient in retrieving my archive requests and forthcoming with answers to my questions. Thank you to Erin Chase for guiding me through the James Dolena Collection broadsides as well as Wallace Neff's papers and architectural plans. Thank you Jennifer Watts for meeting with me at each stage of the project to brainstorm ideas on where it could lead in The Huntington's collections. The wondrous photographs featured in the exhibition could not have been amassed without your knowledge and expertise.
Finally, thanks to Julian Francolino for providing an artistic eye throughout the project and lending an ear during my many brainstorm sessions.
The Desert/Structure/Modernism Research Cluster's faculty members, Lyle Massey and James Nisbet, have been invaluable advisors during the the course of this project. I want to thank Lyle for spearheading such a fascinating and innovative year-long study of the American desert. The lively discussions we had in your graduate seminar on Desert Modernism and Anti-Modernism, and all those thereafter, have greatly influenced trajectories in my dissertation research. I also want to thank Jamie for your always astute and creative observations concerning the material in this exhibition. Your research's keen attention to visual detail and theoretical complexity has been a model for this project. Lyle and Jamie, working with you both has been a great pleasure.
Many thanks must also be issued to the staff and curators at The Huntington Library. Everyone was so welcoming and supportive of this exhibition. My research went swiftly with the help of the Ahmanson Reading Room staff members who were immensely efficient in retrieving my archive requests and forthcoming with answers to my questions. Thank you to Erin Chase for guiding me through the James Dolena Collection broadsides as well as Wallace Neff's papers and architectural plans. Thank you Jennifer Watts for meeting with me at each stage of the project to brainstorm ideas on where it could lead in The Huntington's collections. The wondrous photographs featured in the exhibition could not have been amassed without your knowledge and expertise.
Finally, thanks to Julian Francolino for providing an artistic eye throughout the project and lending an ear during my many brainstorm sessions.
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