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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Why photograph Hartford? I might answer, “Because it’s there,” but Hartford isn’t Mount Everest. Or I could reference Gary Winogrand and say I photograph the city to see what it looks like photographed. Thankfully, my collaborators in this volume do a wonderful job of contextualizing and making sense of these pictures. I am grateful to Guillermo Irizarry and Laura Wexler for their thoughtful words, and to Rich Hollant and Karla Pámanes at CO:LAB for a book design that echoes the spirit of the photographs.

Rena Fraden, then dean of the faculty at Trinity College, embraced the project early on and was the first to suggest the possibility of turning this collection of photographs into a book. I am indebted to Susan D. Pennybacker, currently Chalmers W. Poston Distinguished Professor of European History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and former director of Trinity College’s Hartford Studies Program, who generously dedicated so much of her time, energy, and resources to the project. More than any other individual, Susan opened my eyes to the joys and complexities ingrained in the life of the city. She was instrumental in helping to edit the first major exhibition of this work, held at the Connecticut Historical Society in 2014. Susan also wrote the lyrical and insightful essay published in the original exhibition catalog.

The Center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College has generously funded this project since its inception, with grants in support of the 2014 exhibition at the Connecticut Historical Society and in support of the production of this volume. I also thank the following Trinity College offices, departments, and programs: the Office of the President, the Office of the Dean of Faculty, the Faculty Research Committee, the Studio Arts Program, and the Urban Studies Program.

Numerous individuals have also been enormously helpful and encouraging and have provided essential feedback either as the project developed through the years or specifically regarding this volume. With enormous gratitude I thank Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Xiangming Chen, James Estrin, Jeannie Galowitz, David Gonzalez, James A. Miller, Wm. Frank Mitchell, Garth Myers, Milla Riggio, Teresita Romero, and Kate Steinway.

— Pablo Delano