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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced |
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the 2014 appointments for the positions of State Poet Laureate, |
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State Musician, State Two-Dimensional Artist, and State |
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Three-Dimensional Artist; and |
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WHEREAS, The state's highest accolade for excellence in the |
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arts, designation as a Texas State Artist is conferred on those |
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individuals who represent the best of our rich and diverse artistic |
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community and who inspire others through their unique creative |
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expression; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate, Dean Young, |
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holds the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at The University of |
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Texas at Austin; known for his extravagant imagery, he has earned a |
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national reputation as one of the most energetic and influential |
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poets of his day; to date, he has published 15 books of poetry and |
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one volume of prose on the aesthetics of poetry; his writing is |
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regularly anthologized in the annual Best American Poetry series, |
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and he is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National |
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Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a host of accolades, |
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including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Accordion virtuoso Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez has |
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been named the 2014 Texas State Musician; over the years, he has |
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introduced conjunto to countless people around the world as a |
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founding member of the Texas Tornados, and he has performed with |
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such roots music icons as Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and Ry Cooder, as |
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well as recorded with Los Super Seven; Mr. Jimenez has been honored |
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with five Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard |
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Latin Magazine, and a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts National |
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Heritage Fellowship; and |
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WHEREAS, Selected as the 2014 Texas State Two-Dimensional |
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Artist, Julie Speed of Marfa has devoted herself to painting and |
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other media since moving to Texas in 1978; her work has been widely |
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exhibited across the nation, and it is familiar to many popular |
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music fans through her cover for Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small |
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Repairs; The University of Texas Press has published Julie Speed: |
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Paintings, Constructions, and Works on Paper, and Ms. Speed has |
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been the subject of a documentary titled Queen of Her Room; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Canyon, Ken Little is the 2014 Texas |
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State Three-Dimensional Artist; his work has been featured in more |
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than 250 group exhibitions and over 45 solo exhibitions, and it is |
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held in many public and private collections; Mr. Little has been |
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awarded numerous grants, among them two major fellowships from the |
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National Endowment for the Arts, and his sculpture is the subject of |
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two monographs and a retrospective catalogue; since 1988, he has |
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served as a professor of visual art at The University of Texas at |
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San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The artists who have been selected to hold these |
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prestigious posts have all greatly contributed to the vibrant |
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cultural life of the Lone Star State, and Texas is indeed fortunate |
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to be home to these talented individuals; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the 2014 Texas Commission on the |
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Arts honorees and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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fulfillment in their creative endeavors. |
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Guillen |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1536 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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