Acknowledgements

 

Dr. John Klein

 

Dr. Keith Eggener

  

Dr. James Cuno

 

Acknowledgements
I am very grateful to Dr. James Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of The Art Institute of Chicago, for his thoughtful encouragement and generous support in the course of my research and work at the AIC. I can not imagine my life and career in Chicago during the past four years without mentioning the great support and help of Mr. Jay Xu, Pritzker Chairman of the Asian and Ancient Art Department at the AIC.

I am deeply indebted to Dr. Myung-Jin Han and Dr. Wansup Kim, Assistant Secretaries to the President and former directors of the Ministry of Planning and Budget as well as my best seniors, for reviewing and advising me to finish up this thesis. During the entire process of my thesis, I have been closely working with Dr. Myung-jin Han and Dr. Wansup Kim, my honorly two readers, due to the subject of my thesis.

As a descendant of the Royal Prince Hyo-ryeong, I would also like to offer my sincere thanks to Dr. Seung-jae Lee, Director of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, for his help in organizing an interview with Dr. Kyung-geun Lee and Mr. Jae-myun Lee, Director and Deputy Director of the Ministry of Finance and Economy. My great thanks to Dr. Jun-dong Kim, Dr. Myung-soo Kang, Dr. Young-sin Cho, Dr. Jung-woon Kim, and Mr. Jae-hoon Kim, Director of FTA and Commercial Attaches of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, Assistant Secretary to the President, and Director of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, for their generous support and encouragement. Special thanks to Mr. Young-woong Jun, Director of the Executive Agency for Cultural Cities General Affair Team, and Mr. Byung-dae Lim, Deputy Director of Arts Policy Team, Arts Bureau at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Republic of Korea, for their sincere help and support in organizing several interviews during the winter of 2007. I am obliged to Mr. Dong-kyoon Kim, Director of the Currency Issue Department at the Bank of Korea, for the generous support and sincere thoughtfulness.

I am also very grateful to Dr. John Klein, Dr. Keith Eggener, and Mr. Sang-soon Kim, Professors of the University of Missouri-Columbia and Director of the Asian Affairs at MU, for their endless support and instruction.

Most of all, I must mention Mr. Young-jae Lee, father and the owner and the president of the Mo-am Collection, and, my mother, Ms. Jong-phil Lee’s endless love, belief, and support. I could have not achieved this without them. I am not sure how I can pay them back. I would like to send my true love to my family members, Dr. Dong-joong Kang and Dr. Mun-ho Jeong, Professors of Pusan National University and Korea Institute of Science and Technology, two sisters, Ms. Jeong-soo Lee and Ms. Ran-soo Lee, and three nieces and a nephew, Jo-won Kang, Hee-won Kang, Hae-yun Jeong, and Seong-wook Jeong. I truly love you all.
I would like to offer my gratitude to all others I have not mentioned for now.
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