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First, accept our thanks for your interest in the site--in getting this far.
A note on the use of historical materials:
Many of the historical materials relevant to The Bill Rane Story have encountered decay due to their age and, in some
instances, because of handling or other issues.
A few damaged visual images have been enhanced using Adobe products. We have endeavored to only compensate
for deterioration, or limitation in primary source materials, as we sincerely believe that we have nothing to contribute
to Mr. Rane's work itself. Likewise we are aware that at least one of the paintings, Two Women with Crystal and Rooster, from the State of New Mexico Capitol Collection has been restored but we do not know here to what degree restoration
was necessary or how much damage the painting had sustained prior to the restorative work.
We attempt to keep records on issues involving the quality of digitial files created from primary source materials and
we also attempt to keep track of information regarding the restoration of individual works. We believe in full
disclosure and if you desire any information on any of these issues, you need only contact us and we will be happy to dislcose
everything we know and acknowledge the many things we do not, presently, know. Mr. Rane painted many years and
during his life, much of it prior to the internet age, sometimes materials were not properly maintained and preserved.
We endeavor only to work around these issues to the greatest degree possible and will always acknowledge when further
information will be necessary in order to address any historical concerns.
Sometimes we come across historical materials that are of very poor quality. We are have
been quite tempted to leave such materials out of The Bill Rane Story because they clearly do not reflect the quality of Mr.
Rane's work. We have decided, however, to err in the other direction. This site serves several purposes
and one of those purposes is full documentation of this remarkable man and his entire lifework.
We apologize for poor reproductions, in advance, but we hope that you can overlook reproduction issues to understand
the actual quality and importance of the work involved. We want to give you the fullest version of The Bill Rane
Story possible.
A note on download speeds:
We have attempted, to an extent, to optimize this site for those of us with slow download capability.
The quality of Mr. Rane's work and its complex color structures do not allow, in our view, any additional compromise.
There may be times when you are unable to fully view given works due to the size of their source files on our Trellix/Earthlink
Servers. We apologize that we cannot offer a lower quality version of the site for those times when all of
us confront limited internet access. We ask your patience and that you might return once you have access to faster
internet service.
A note on development:
We can assure you absolutely that if you visit the site often you will see improvements. You may ask why
we presented matters initially in a lower quality format than what we now have available. Of course, this is an evolutionary
process presenting this important story. Sometimes we get ahead of ourselves with our desire to present new material.
Again, we have set our default approach in favor of getting information to you as soon as possible and allowing later revision
and clean up as warranted.
Finally, a note on objectivity/subjectivity:
The viewer may ask, "Isn't this just your view of The Bill Rane Story"?.
The Web Servant responds "Of Course, history necessarily has subjective elements. We hope that you
are able to determine for yourself those elements that can be objective for your purposes".
Thank you, again, for your interest.
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