Acknowledgments First and foremost very special thanks to William C Ketchum Jr for sharing his vast wealth of knowl edge about folk art for reading over the manuscript and for helping steer me down the right path This book would not have been possible without his guid ance Also very special thanks to Mr Imagination a for taking the time to share his art and ideas with me His dedication to educating kids about art is inspir ing Thanks to Beverly Finster and Hildegard Bachert for taking the time to talk with me Thanks to Brother Arnold and the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community for answering my questions Thanks to Frank Iraggi and Elina Leonova for taking some excellent photographs Thanks to Peter Prommers berger for sharing his art works Thanks to Willy Heilmann for taking me to the Ivory Museum in Erbach and sharing his collection with me Also thanks to the following people who helped me in the course of my research Eva Arvai Msgr Donald Sakano Roger Nancoz Ruth Sellons Norman Giradot Rose Mary Vincent Kirsti Bloom Eleanor Sullivan Axel Uhrig Thanks to the Windsor Histori cal Society in Connecticut for providing some needed
information Thanks to Oster Jensen Antiques in Locust Valley New York for access to their folk art Thanks also to my wife Caren for her editorial skills and to Caren Matthew and Elizabeth for their patience and understanding Also thanks to my excel lent editors at Chicago Review Press Cynthia Sherry and Jerome
