1-1     By:  Isett (Senate Sponsor - Duncan)                 H.C.R. No. 196
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2001;
 1-3     April 30, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 4, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 4, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-7           WHEREAS, A Vatican collection of rare and fragile art that
 1-8     has never been made available for public viewing will be displayed
 1-9     in Lubbock at the Museum of Texas Tech during the year 2002; and
1-10           WHEREAS, The exhibition will contain 31 medieval frescoes
1-11     from the 13th and 14th centuries, discovered in 1528 and kept in
1-12     storage until 1995; an additional display from Vatican extension
1-13     museums in Mexico City will feature such rarities as a letter from
1-14     Christopher Columbus to the queen of Spain and correspondence from
1-15     other explorers of the New World, including Coronado and De Vaca;
1-16     and
1-17           WHEREAS, After the Lubbock showing in the summer of 2002, the
1-18     frescoes, which include the first Christian instructional, a
1-19     depiction of the accepted way to teach Christianity, will be
1-20     returned to the Vatican and will not be displayed again until 2025;
1-21     and
1-22           WHEREAS, Cardinals from Rome, national presidents, art
1-23     historians, educators, and critics are anticipated to join 400,000
1-24     others in viewing this singular cultural and artistic event; and
1-25           WHEREAS, Among the many dedicated Texans who have devoted
1-26     their time and energy to realizing this massive project are the
1-27     Rev. Malcolm Neyland, judicial vicar of the Tribunal Diocese of
1-28     Lubbock and director of the exhibit, Gary Edson, Texas Tech museum
1-29     director, U.S. Congressman Larry Combest, Dave Walker, exhibit
1-30     media liaison, John Montford, chancellor of Texas Tech University,
1-31     Don Harrigan, former president of Texas Tech, Giles McCrary, Doug
1-32     Sanford, Mark Scioli, and Fred Underwood; and
1-33           WHEREAS, The individuals who have worked to bring this
1-34     magnificent and historical exhibition to the city of Lubbock have
1-35     created a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for their fellow citizens,
1-36     and their efforts are indeed worthy of special recognition at this
1-37     time; now, therefore, be it
1-38           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-39     hereby designate Lubbock as the Texas City of Vatican Art for Year
1-40     2002.
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