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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. |