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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a career spanning more than a half |
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century, G. Harvey of Fredericksburg has distinguished himself as a |
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highly respected artist whose works are prized by museums and |
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collectors throughout the United States and abroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Gerald Harvey Jones was born in San Antonio in 1933 |
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and grew up in the Texas Hill Country; as the grandson of a former |
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trail boss, he often heard fascinating stories about the cowboy |
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life; he enjoyed sketching and learned to paint with oils, and after |
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graduating cum laude from North Texas State University, he honed |
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his talent while teaching at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Harvey was able to quit his job and |
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devote himself fully to his painting; he received his first major |
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exhibition just two years later and won the prestigious New |
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Master's Award from the American Artists Professional League; many |
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of his works feature iconic Western scenes, and they were collected |
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by such prominent Texans as President Lyndon Johnson and Governor |
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John Connally; and |
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WHEREAS, A number of Mr. Harvey's impressionistic paintings, |
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rich in period detail, portray American and European cities of a |
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bygone age; over the years, his works have been acquired for |
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important private, corporate, government, and museum collections, |
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and they have been shown in a host of exhibitions, including several |
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at the Gilcrease Museum; in 1991 alone, his art was featured in |
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three prominent Washington, D.C., exhibitions, at the National |
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Archives, the Treasury Department, and the Smithsonian |
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Institution, which hosted "The All-American Horse: Paintings of G. |
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Harvey" for 10 months; the Smithsonian also commissioned his work |
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for the cover of its 150th anniversary commemorative book; and |
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WHEREAS, Among myriad accolades, Mr. Harvey has received a |
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lifetime achievement award from the Briscoe Western Art Museum in |
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San Antonio, the Legacy Award from the Booth Western Art Museum in |
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Cartersville, Georgia, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from North |
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Texas State; and |
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WHEREAS, G. Harvey has earned wide acclaim for his artistry, |
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and his evocative representations of the Old West have helped |
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innumerable Texans feel a closer connection to the history of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor G. Harvey for his outstanding accomplishments as an |
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artist; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Harvey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |