Matt Gatton is a multi-media artist with a B.A. cum laude from the University of Louisville and an M.F.A. from the University of the Philippines. He has held adjunct positions at the University of Louisville and De La Salle University and is an artist-in-residence at St. Francis High School in Louisville, USA.

Contributors

Leah Carreon M.D., M.Sc. is an orthopedic spine surgeon and the clinical research director at the Leatherman Spine Center. She received training at the University of the Philippines, Niigata University in Japan, the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, and the University of Louisville.

Madison Cawein is an artist living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He holds a B.A. in Art History from Harvard University and a B.F.A. in painting from the California Institute for the Arts.

Walter Brock is an Emmy nominated documentary filmmaker with an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Kentucky. He is an artist-in-residence at St. Francis High School.

Valerie Scott Ph.D. is a visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at Indiana University Southeast and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Montreal.

Readers

Donald R. Anderson M.F.A., Chair of Photography,
Monterey Peninsula College.

Dario Covi Ph.D., Professor emeritus Art History,
University of Louisville.

Edwin S. Segal Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology,
University of Louisville.

Marcia Texler Segal Ph.D., Professor emeritus Sociology,
Indiana University Southeast.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the individuals (both persuaded and skeptical) who have participated in the demonstrations and/or listened to our ideas and have offered instructive comment and sage advice:

Dr. Jean Michel Geneste, Dr. Gerhard Bosinski, Dr. Martin Street, Pierre Cattelain, Claire Bellier, Dr. Hervé Bocherens, Marcus Beck, Wolfgang Heuschen, Alexandra Güth, Dr. Nigel Spivey, Dr. Matthew Landrus, Dr. Martina Sensburg, Dr. Nicolas Mélard, Dr. H. Denise Smith, Dr. Reinaldo Morales, John Feliks, Dr. Jean Clottes, Robert Bednarik, Derek Hodgson, Alexandra Thurstone, Dr. Ralph Marshall, Dr. Cara Cashon, Dr. Benjamin Hufbauer, Dr. Bess Reed, Shelley Ward, Bryan Warren, Brooke Barzun, Dr. Stu Cipinko, Cia White, Allen Bush, Rose Cooper, Dr. Ken Cerniglia, Donald Vish, Donald Vish, Mike Mays, Beverley Ballantine, Laura Lee Brown Wilson, Gaela Erwin, Dr. Nicholas Toth, Dr. John Hale, Peter Morrin, Paul Paletti, and Matthew Barzun.

Thanks to those who have provided material and logistical support:

The Sutherland Foundation, Dr. Morris Weiss, OJ Connell, Jill Frank, Laura Parker, Charley Miller, Mary Brosky, Tay Breene, Mac Reid, Dylan Brock, Ray Harris, Phil Gatton, John Gatton, Dr. Barbie Gatton, Joseph Bush, Leo and Monique Denoncourt, Jacques and Françoise Lasne, John Wheaton, Anthony Smith, Greg Richardson, Daniel Smith, Travis Alexander, Greg Smith, Aubrey Lipscomb Jr.; and Steve Wilson, Laura Lee Brown Wilson, Denise Dzurenka, and James Durr of the Kentucky Bison Co.; and Mary Ann Smith of the Buffalo Crossing Family Fun Ranch.

Securing research materials is a daunting task. Special thanks are due to:

Dr. Gerhard Bosinski, Dr. Martin Street, Pierre Cattelain, Claire Bellier, Vince Gatton, Dr. Armando Prats of the University of Kentucky, Dr. Jean Michel Geneste, Dr. Martina Sensburg, Jean-Charles Forgeret of the Ministry of Culture, Jacqueline Angot Westin of the Musée National de Préhistoire, Deborah Brown of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library; and Delinda Buie, Andy Anderson, Susan Knoer, Bill Carner, Gail Gilbert, and Kathy Moore of the University of Louisville Library.

Translation of texts:

The Denoncourt family, James Recktenwald, Maik Haas, John Wheaton, Sarah Moran, Angela Katz, Keith Ashley, Inge Richter, and Stu Cipinko.

Web consultants:

Laura Hartford and David Keck

A special note of gratitude for the vibrant students of St. Francis High School who participated in the drawing experiments:

Michael Bennett, David Keck, Nate Jones, Alix Bishop, Amy Velez, Jared Frenzel-Sulyok, John Reel, Jon Corwin, Becca Morrin, Maik Haas, Meredith Maple, Matthew Phillips, Caitlin Eckmann, Tom Schatzinger, Emma Sharps, Stephanie Moran, Kevin Sullivan, Mark Dorf, Samantha Gauss, Anthony Hale, Nathaniel Hardy, Caroline Jonsson, Alex Block, Isaac Fosl-Van Wyke, Paul Hamilton, Billy Rennekamp, David Weiss, Patrick Helton, Jenna Elhaj, Jacob Williams, Yui Shimizu, Anna Byers, Audrey Matthias, Ben Holt, Steven Stenzler, James Wheaton, Shannon Moore, Kevin Ryan, Vincent Brodbeck, David Wallace, Zayd Abukar-Bartholomew, Olivia Cole, Adam O’Connor, Lee Runyon, Micheal Risley, Bruce Baker, Kevin Sullivan, Seth Weiner, Eugene Tyulmenkov, Olivia Ford, Shepard Vail, Jonathon Gross, Karyn Hickey, Anna Bass, Brent Doctor, Juliet Kennelly, Dylan Holland, Sarah Tyler, Lia Saunders, Eric Moore, Mariah Smock, Jonathon Squire, Jamee Priest, David Spencer, Simon Banks, Alex Rhema, Tori Spencer, Jessica Segar, James Schumacher, Kollin Payne, Sarah Linkous, Simon Levine, Starkisha Black, Melinda Beck, Francisco Estevez, Travis Winkler, J. Graham Gifford, Alex Joy, Leslie Estill, Stephanie Moran, Addison McMurry, Amelia Nordmann, Collin Lloyd, Beth Coyle, Maggie Estill, Allison Homan, Elizabeth Vail, and Caroline Comley.