acknowledgments
We are particularly indebted to Jim Cuno, president and chief executive
to Los Angeles; Carole Campbell, former registrar for collections
officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust; Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty
management; and Cherie Chen, registrar for rights and reproductions.
Museum; Quincy Houghton, former associate director for exhibitions;
In the Drawings department: Lee Hendrix and Julian Brooks, former
and Richard Rand, associate director of collections, for their ongoing
and current senior curators; Stephanie Schrader, curator; Ketty Gottardo,
and invaluable support, guidance, and trust.
former associate curator; and Minna Philips, senior staff assistant. In the Sculpture and Decorative Arts department: Charissa Bremer-David,
Such an ambitious project, undertaken in collaboration with the Musée
curator; Jeffrey Weaver, associate curator; and especially Ellen South,
du Louvre, owes also much to Jean-Luc Martinez, its président-directeur,
senior staff assistant. In the Paper Conservation department: Mark Harnly,
as well as to Sophie Jugie, director of the Département des Sculptures,
senior conservator; Nancy Yocco, former senior drawings conservator;
and Xavier Salmon, director of the Département des Arts graphiques.
Michelle Sullivan, assistant drawings conservator; and Stephen Heer,
They lent unprecedented support to this exhibition—the most extensive
senior mountmaker. In the Decorative Arts Conservation department:
one on Edme Bouchardon ever produced—by granting not only numerous,
Brian Considine, former senior conservator; Jane Bassett, conservator
but exceptional loans to the Getty venue.
and acting department head; and BJ Farrar and Mark Mitton, senior mountmakers, to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for their constant
We are immensely grateful to Juliette Trey and Guilhem Scherf,
support and help. In the Exhibition Design department: Merritt Price,
curators of the exhibition at the Louvre, both great Bouchardon specialists,
manager and department head, and especially Robert Checchi, senior
whose enthusiasm, zeal, and perspicacity made our collegial work on this
designer, as well as Julie Garnett, designer, who both demonstrated
project so successful.
constant enthusiasm for the project and achieved such an elegant design for both the installation and the promotional material. In the Preparations
At the Louvre, many people played a key role in the preparation
department: Kevin Marshall, manager and department head, Michael
of the show. In the Département des Arts graphiques: Valérie Corvino,
Mitchell, lead preparator, and their entire team, who overcame the
Valentine Dubard, Ariane de La Chapelle, Ana di Pietra, Marie-Pierre Salé,
challenge of securely installing complex artworks. In the department
Christel Winling, and especially Hélène Grollemund, as well as Agathe
of Educational Public Programs and Interpretive Media: Lisa Clements,
Albi-Gervy, Camille Berthier, Manon Lequio, Joëlle Vaissière, and
assistant director; Elizabeth Escamilla, head of education; Tuyet Bach,
Simone Zimbardi. In the Département des Sculptures: Djamella Berri,
exhibition liaison; Peter Tokofsky, education specialist; Erik Bertellotti,
Laurence Brosse, Brice Chobeau, Frederick Hadley, and in particular
executive producer for digital media; Chris Keledjian, associate editor;
Mathilde Formosa and Vera Atanasova, as well as Lionel Arsac,
Jennifer McGinnis, associate software engineer for interpretive media;
Juliette Maridet, and Pierre- Hippolyte Pénet. In the Direction
Anne Martens, writer; Karen Voss, media producer; and Laurel Kishi,
de la Médiation et de la Programmation culturelle: Vincent Pomarède,
head of public programs. In Communications and Public Affairs:
Aline François, Fabrice Laurent, Pascal Perinel, Laurence Castany,
John Giurini, assistant director; Amra Schmitz, content producer;
and Stéphanie Orlic. We also thank Alix Cattoir, Sophie Hervet, and
and EddieJoe Cherbony, senior staff assistant. In the office of the director:
Anne-Élisabeth Lusset. Many conservators provided their expertise:
Janine Pibal, executive assistant; Ivy Okamura, museum council manager;
Julie André-Madjlessi, Hubert Boursier, Adèle Cambon, Agnès Cascio,
and Todd Hanson, senior staff assistant. At the J. Paul Getty Trust,
Béatrice Dubarry, Patrick Jallet, and Lucie Pieri.
in Procurement and Contract Services: Lynette Haynes, manager, who offered her expertise as well as patience.
At the J. Paul Getty Museum, many staff members contributed to We owe a debt of gratitude to many colleagues at the Getty Research Institute
various stages of the development and realization of the exhibition, and we gratefully acknowledge their unflagging efforts and professionalism
for their help and support during the preparation of both the catalogue
at every step of the way. In the Exhibitions department: Amber Keller,
and the exhibition: Thomas Gaehtgens, director, Marcia Reed, associate
principal project specialist, whose role and diligence were critical, and
director for special collections and exhibitions, Louis Marchesano, curator
Kirsten Schaefer, associate exhibitions coordinator. In the Registrar’s
of prints and drawings—all of their passionate and friendly help proved
department: Betsy Severance, chief registrar; Stephanie Baker and
critical; Sally McKay, head of special collections services, Ted Walbye,
Jacqueline Cabrera, current and former associate registrars, respectively,
senior special collections assistant, Sheila Prospero, assistant registrar,
who worked out the complex logistical arrangements to bring the objects
Stephan Welch, associate conservator, and Kevin Young, mountmaker.
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