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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 496

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-4     recognizing Robert Wilson on the grand occasion of the installation

 1-5     of his six and one-half ton sculpture at The Art Center of Waco; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Robert Wilson's sculpture, The Waco Door, stands 22

 1-7     feet high and was designed in Europe and sculpted in California; it

 1-8     is being installed on the grounds and sculpture path of The Art

 1-9     Center of Waco on April 18, 1997; and

1-10           WHEREAS, A Waco-born artist, Robert Wilson is internationally

1-11     known for his talent and wide-ranging expertise; while his chief

1-12     gallery is the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York, his magnificent

1-13     works have been shown throughout the world; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Robert Wilson won the Golden Lion Award for

1-15     sculpture at the 1993 Venice Biennial with the installation of

1-16     Memory/Loss; he has had a one-man exhibition at the Contemporary

1-17     Art Museum of Houston, and his exhibit at the Pompidou Center in

1-18     Paris marked the only time that the museum allotted all of its

1-19     floors to one artist; and

1-20           WHEREAS, A remarkable individual who is gifted in a wide

1-21     array of artistic areas, Mr. Wilson has acted in all parts of

1-22     Hamlet A Monologue, has directed numerous projects at the Alley

1-23     Theater, and staged and directed his version of Gertrude Stein's

 2-1     and Virgil Thompson's 1934 opera Four Saints in Three Acts at the

 2-2     Houston Grand Opera; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, He worked last fall with Susan Sontag on an

 2-4     adaptation of an Ibsen play, and his new production of Wagner's

 2-5     Lohengrin is scheduled to debut at the Metropolitan Opera House

 2-6     in 1998; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, The installation of The Waco Door on April 18 is an

 2-8     opportunity for citizens of Texas to gather together in celebration

 2-9     of the creativity and imaginative genius of one of our state's most

2-10     gifted artists; now, therefore, be it

2-11           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-12     75th Legislature, hereby commend Robert Wilson on his lifelong

2-13     artistic contributions to our state and to the world and declare

2-14     April 18, 1997, as Robert Wilson Day in Texas; and, be it further

2-15           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-16     Robert Wilson as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

2-17                                                                  Sibley

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2-19                                          President of the Senate

2-20                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-22                                  on April 15, 1997.

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2-24                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-26                                           Member, Texas Senate