H.R. No. 1161



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Lone Star State's rich 
cultural heritage has produced a remarkable variety of artists and 
craftsmen, and these talented Texans deserve our deepest gratitude 
and admiration; Charles William Shaw is one such artist, and it is 
appropriate at this time to recognize his many contributions to the 
fields of art and literature in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Born in Austin in 1941, Charley Shaw graduated from 
Travis High School and went on to study life drawing for three years 
with the illustrator Malcolm Thurgood; and
	WHEREAS, Typical subjects for this accomplished artist are 
Texas frontier lifestyles and historical scenes, children, and 
musicians, and his preferred mediums are watercolors and oils; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw has produced hundreds of illustrations of 
historical subjects for books, brochures, and articles over a span 
of more than 45 years; he was commissioned by The University of 
Texas Press to draw 248 images for the first edition of James 
Michener's two-volume historical epic, Texas; he wrote and 
illustrated Indian Life in Texas, and he recently published 
illustrations for From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation 
of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle; his work also appears in numerous 
children's books, including Little Johnny Raindrop, That's What 
Love Is, and the Walt Disney Davy Crockett series; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to his book illustrations, this gifted 
artist has produced a collection of paintings depicting the Texas 
Revolution for the San Jacinto Museum of History in Houston, which 
are used as teaching tools for schoolchildren, and he recently 
completed a series of large paintings depicting the history of 
Seton Hospital in Austin; his work hangs in the collections of the 
Franklin Mint, the King Ranch, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, UT 
Press, the Barker Texas History Center, Texas A&M Press, and the 
Star of the Republic Museum; moreover, in 1996, a representative 
collection of his work was placed in the permanent collection of the 
Longview Museum of Fine Arts; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Shaw is also a contributor to a unique website, 
Texas Beyond History, a public education service of the UT Texas 
Archeological Research Laboratory and a virtual museum 
interpreting and sharing the state's vast cultural legacy; and
	WHEREAS, Widely admired for his immense talent, Charley Shaw 
is one of our state's most distinguished native sons, and it is 
indeed a privilege to recognize his outstanding career as an 
artist; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Charles William Shaw for generously 
sharing his extraordinary gifts as an artist with the State of 
Texas; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Shaw as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                         Farabee

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1161 was adopted by the House on April 
13, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House