| Robert Walter, President and Executive Director, Joseph Campbell Foundation
In 1979 Bob started to work on several projects with Joseph Campbell, who subsequently named him editorial director of his Historical Atlas of World Mythology. In 1982, he co-founded Van der Marck Editions to develop
understanding of our cultural heritage, the complex world in which we live, and the uncertain future that we face." Over the next five years, he continued his work with Campbell, while serving as editorial director and chief
publication of over thirty hardcover, trade paperback, and limited edition titles by, among others, Eric Fischl, Marija Gimbutas, ,Jamake Highwater, Albert Hofmann, Gerard Malanga, Jerome Rothenberg, Waverley Root, a
executor, completing unfinished portions of his Historical Atlas and supervising the posthumous publication of Volume I (two books) and Volume II (three books). When the Joseph Campbell Foundation (JCF) was formedDruscilla French, Ph.D. is a Founder and President of the Board of Directors for The Foundation For Mythological Studies. She also serves on the Board for Archives and Research Center at Pacifica Graduate Institute a
is currently at work on The Blissless Myth: Narcissus and Echo.
Joseph Campbell—in print, audio, and video—he continues to oversee the publication of Campbell's oeuvre. He was appointed JCF president in 1998. |