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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, One of the oldest museums in the Lone Star State, the |
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Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin is marking its 100th anniversary on |
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April 6, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, German-born sculptor Elisabet Ney earned |
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international renown in the 19th century with her portraiture, |
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including busts of Arthur Schopenhauer and Otto von Bismarck and |
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statues of Texas heroes Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston, which |
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stand today in the State Capitol; after moving to Texas, she served |
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as a powerful advocate for arts, culture, and education; her |
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neoclassical studio in Hyde Park became a gathering place for |
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influential citizens who went on to found The University of Texas |
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Art Department, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Texas Fine |
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Arts Association, and museums and art schools throughout the state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, On April 6, 1911, the Elisabet Ney Museum was |
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founded on the grounds of the late artist's former studio by more |
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than 100 of her friends and admirers, among them governors, |
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senators, and the president of The University of Texas; the |
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institution has since welcomed millions of visitors and built a |
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worldwide reputation for excellence; the National Trust for |
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Historic Preservation selected it for its prestigious Historic |
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Artists' Homes and Studios program and the White House designated |
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it as an official project of the Save America's Treasures program in |
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2003; moreover, it was featured in a celebrated Ney retrospective |
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at the Stadtmuseum Munster in Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, Furthering Ms. Ney's vision for the arts and |
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education, the museum is visited by schoolchildren from all over |
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the state and is a resource for their studies of early Texas |
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history; scholars in many fields use the museum in their research, |
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and its programming and exhibits serve diverse community groups and |
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have garnered numerous awards from such organizations as the Texas |
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Alliance for Education and the Arts and the Texas Historical |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, The Elisabet Ney Museum has enriched the lives of |
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innumerable people over the past century through the uplifting |
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power of art, nature, and beauty, and it is indeed fitting to |
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recognize its vital contributions to our state's cultural heritage; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Elisabet Ney |
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Museum and extend to all those associated with this exceptional |
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institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the museum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Naishtat |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1125 was adopted by the House on April |
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6, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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