Robert Stackhouse, who collaborated with Carol Mickett on The American Print in this issue, is best known for his large-scale architectural sculpture and paintings. His works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Australia, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Art Institute of Chicago, and many others. Professor emeritus at the Corcoran School of Art, Stackhouse has been the recipient of three NEA grants.

Carol Mickett’s career has encompassed not only collaborative work with Robert Stackhouse but also success as a freelance producer, director, and writer. She has won numerous grants, and her writing has appeared in Prairie Schooner, New Letters, and elsewhere. Mickett has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Minnesota.

Vaughn Sills’s photographs have been gathered in two books, Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens (Trinity University Press, 2010) and One Family (University of Georgia Press, 2001). Her work has been featured at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, DC, and elsewhere across the country. Her portfolio “Beyond Words” in our Summer 2004 issue won a Gold award for Best Photography from the Magazine Association of the Southeast. Sills has an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.