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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort |
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Worth is hosting The Trail of the Cowgirl from March through |
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September 2019, an exhibit showcasing the artwork of Donna |
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Howell-Sickles of Saint Jo; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised on a farm near Gainesville, |
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Ms. Howell-Sickles discovered an affinity for the image of the |
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cowgirl during her college years, after coming across a 1935 |
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postcard of one such woman; the artist was drawn to the iconic hopes |
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and struggles represented by the cowgirl and began incorporating |
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this motif into her work, using mixed media to tell timeless stories |
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for and about women; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Howell-Sickles has exhibited |
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her art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the |
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Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, |
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and a variety of other galleries; she has also given back to her |
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professional community through her service as president of American |
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Women Artists; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her cowgirl series, she was |
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inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2007, and she was |
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named one of the 40 Prominent People in the Western Art World by |
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Southwest Art in 2011; a graduate of Lovington High School in New |
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Mexico, she holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Texas Tech |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Exploring universal themes by focusing on images of |
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women from the American West, past and present, Donna |
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Howell-Sickles has created an outstanding body of work that |
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resonates with Texans from all walks of life, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on the ways in which she has enriched the vibrant |
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cultural landscape of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Donna Howell-Sickles on the |
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opening of The Trail of the Cowgirl at the National Cowgirl Museum |
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and Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Howell-Sickles as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |