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Acknowledgments
The catalogue and exhibition Mosaics of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul owe much to
the involvement and assistance of numerous institutions and individuals. For her
support and encouragement I would like to thank Angeliki Laiou, director of
Dumbarton Oaks. I also express my profound gratitude to Alice-Mary Talbot,
director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, whose helpful suggestions,
insightful criticism, and editorial expertise brought both the catalogue and the
exhibit to fruition. My special thanks go to Professor William L. MacDonald for
sharing with me his wealth of knowledge about the Byzantine Institute. I would
also like to thank Susan Boyd, curator of the Byzantine collection at Dumbarton
Oaks, and Ioli Kalavrezou, professor of fine arts at Harvard University, for their
helpful suggestions regarding the catalogue.
Other staff members of Dumbarton Oaks were also invaluable in this
endeavor. I am grateful for their help, especially that of Michelle Savant and Larry
Shutts, assistants in the Byzantine Photograph and Fieldwork Archives; cabinetmaker
Astor Moore and Suzanne Mercury, his assistant; and photographer Joe
Mills. My gratitude is also expressed to the Byzantine Library, especially to Irene
Vaslef, head librarian, and Mark Zapatka, assistant to the librarian, and the publications
staff of Glenn Ruby, publishing manager, Robin Surratt, senior editor, and
Matthew Rieck, production assistant.
I also would like to express my gratitude to Amy Brauer, associate curator
of ancient art at the Fogg Art Museum; Helen Evans, associate curator of the
Medieval Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Thomas Mathews,
professor of the history of art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University;
Irina Andreescu Treadgold, professor of visual and performing arts at Saint Louis
University; Ali Kilickaya, director of the Hagia Sophia Museum; Nazan Karakas
and Neslihan Yalav, librarians at the Istanbul Library; Orhan M. Golak of the
Research Center for Islamic History and Culture of Istanbul; Mehmet Ihsan
Tunay, associate professor at Istanbul University; and Hayri Yilmaz of Istanbul
University.
Thanks to the fine conservation work of Arthur Page and Mark Knight, we
are able to present in the exhibition three of the reproductions of the mosaic panels
made by the Byzantine Institute staff. Most of the photographs for the catalogue
and exhibition were printed by Joe Mills from Byzantine Institute negatives.
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