Curators' Acknowledgments
An exhibition the size of Visualizing Camelot requires many hands, as the numerous “Credits” that follow attest. We are immensely grateful to everyone at the University of Rochester’s Robbins Library and at Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation who assisted—especially Anna Siebach-Larsen, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Lisa Wright, Katie Papas, Steffi Delcourt, and the numerous students and staff members who were involved in the preparation and installation of the physical and digital exhibitions. Lisa's superb photography deserves a special mention. A very special thank you to Jessica, whose vision and design were instrumental in shaping the physical exhibition as well as the digital exhibit and whose great flair and panache helped to bring both to fruition.
Thank you as well to our friends and colleagues at the Eastman Museum/Dryden Theatre, which is hosting an Arthurian film series in conjunction with the exhibition, and to the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries for their ongoing interest in our work.
We owe an enormous debt to those who have supported and encouraged our Arthurian interests over the decades: the legendary booksellers with whom we engaged, particularly in the early years of our collecting; the remarkable and equally legendary medievalists like Derek Brewer, Peter Field, Roger Simpson, Norris J. Lacy, Rossell Hope Robbins, and Russell Peck; and longtime friends like Kevin J. Harty, who gave us numerous books, playbills, toys, games, and other ephemera. Our collection is richer for their contributions, and our lives are richer for their friendship.
Other cherished friends, among them noted Arthurians Freya Reeves, Bonnie Wheeler, Anna-Marie Ferguson, and Ian Brown also provided invaluable support and encouragement. Caroline Palmer and Boydell and Brewer (who published a number of our Arthurian studies, including King Arthur in America and Illustrating Camelot) and Dorsey Armstrong and Arthuriana have been welcome allies for many years. And we are grateful to institutions such as the National Endowment for the Humanities/Humanities New York that have provided support. A special thank you to the Eugène Vinaver Foundation and the Center for American Visual Studies at the Norman Rockwell Museum, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, for grants that allowed us to focus on the visual aspects of Arthurian studies.
It is a particular joy to see some of the students whom we have taught over the years embark on rewarding careers. Some of them are now professors and colleagues, shaping a new generation of Arthurians and expanding the Fellowship.
Last but never least: we are deeply appreciative of the support of family: Steve Lupack, Donna Schurmann, and George and Jane Tepa, who encouraged our crazy pursuits across the globe even when they could not quite fathom why we would take a bumpy three-hour-long train ride to Modena, Italy, just to view an Arthurian archivolt or rent a car to see a weathered rock said to be Tristan's Stone on the side of a busy road in Fowey, UK. The quest would not have been the same without all of them.
Alan Lupack
Barbara Tepa Lupack