SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 462
         WHEREAS, Austin artist Bob "Daddy-O" Wade has earned
  international distinction for himself and for his state as an
  extraordinary exporter of Texas culture and creator of giant
  public sculptures; and
 
         WHEREAS, Bob Wade was born in Austin, Texas; he received a
  bachelor of fine arts degree from The University of Texas at
  Austin and a master of arts degree from the University of
  California, Berkeley; and
 
         WHEREAS, Known as a "pioneer of Texas Funk and connoisseur
  of Southwestern kitsch," Mr. Wade was a shaper of the 1970s Texas
  "cosmic" counterculture and has been a longtime ambassador for
  Texas art; his oversized Texas-themed sculptural work includes a
  giant six-shooter in Del Rio, which was made using a 55-gallon
  drum for the cylinder, a stove pipe for the barrel, and stucco for
  the pearl handle; and
 
         WHEREAS, Bob Wade is the recipient of three National
  Endowment for the Arts grants, and his work has been included in
  biennial exhibitions in Paris, France, in New Orleans, and at the
  Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; his work can be
  found at the Menil Collection in Houston and in the collections
  of the Austin Museum of Art, Chase Manhattan Bank, and AT&T; he
  has produced three books, and his work was included in Oil Patch
  Dreams: Images of the Petroleum Industry in American Art at the
  Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Wade's unique larger-than-life art includes
  his 2006 Kinky Mobile, a small teardrop trailer with a large
  cowboy hat on top and a three-foot cigar sticking out the front,
  the production of which coincided with Kinky Friedman's run for
  Texas governor, and his iconic iguana, which stood on the roof of
  the Lone Star Café in New York City for a decade and can now be
  seen atop a building at the Fort Worth Zoo; his work can also be
  found at The Grove in Fort Worth, as part of the Waterside
  development's public art program; installed in 2016, this
  outdoor sculpture celebrates the area's history and is made from
  repurposed amusement-park rides and playground equipment; a book
  chronicling the oversized artworks he has created over a span of
  50 years will be published by Texas A&M University Press in March
  2020; and
 
         WHEREAS, Turning 40 years old this year is the largest
  cowboy boot sculpture in the world, a Bob Wade creation that was
  recognized by the Guinness book of world records; the enormous
  pair of ostrich boots is seen daily by thousands of drivers going
  past the North Star Mall on Loop 410 in San Antonio; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Bob "Daddy-O" Wade on his
  mastery of oversized Texas symbols and on the 40th anniversary of
  his World's Largest Cowboy Boots; and, be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  Daddy-O as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 
  Watson
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 21, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate