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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts in Spring, |
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which opened in March 2008, welcomed its 100,000th visitor on |
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October 13, 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, The area's first fine arts museum outside the |
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downtown Houston museum district, the institution was founded in |
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partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and others; it is |
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named after the late Pearl Lilley Fincher, a civic leader who served |
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on the board and whose family played a pivotal role in the |
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development of the museum; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pearl is housed in a former county library |
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renovated through private funds, grants, and gifts; to date, the |
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museum has received over $3.5 million from more than 2,000 generous |
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donors committed to its goal of bringing original, high-quality |
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works into the daily environment of area residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Part of the Cypress Creek Cultural District, the |
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Pearl is a non-collecting museum; it borrows from public and |
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private collections, and in its first year alone, the museum |
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exhibited the work of Western artist Frederic Remington, as well as |
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gold objects from modern Ghana, paintings from 17th- and |
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18th-century Europe, and antique and contemporary art glass; the |
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facility also serves as a community center and complements its |
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exhibitions with a busy schedule of programs and services to |
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enlighten, educate, and entertain; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is making a |
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meaningful contribution to the community, and it is indeed fitting |
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to recognize this outstanding addition to the cultural life of |
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northwest Houston; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts on |
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having surpassed the 100,000 visitor milestone and extend to all |
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those associated with the institution sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; 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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Harless |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1677 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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