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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 534
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WHEREAS, Retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff |
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artist Clemente Guzman III continues to distinguish himself |
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through his outstanding depictions of our great state; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in a family of nine children, Clemente |
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Guzman grew up in San Antonio and Minnesota, where his family |
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worked as migrant farm workers; his father instilled in him a |
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profound appreciation for nature, and he was also inspired by the |
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wildlife art he saw in local galleries; after earning a diploma |
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in commercial art at Mankato Technical Institute, he returned to |
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San Antonio and took a job in day care while beginning his career |
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as a freelance artist, mostly for ad agencies; one client was so |
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impressed by his vivid likenesses of wildlife that she arranged |
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an interview with TPWD; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guzman joined TPWD in 1988, and he spent |
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nearly three decades creating beautiful art and graphics for a |
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wide variety of purposes, from game stamps, posters, and |
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conservation license plates to bird guides, brochures, and of |
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course, Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine; along the way, he also |
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fit in some freelance projects, and he has continued to produce |
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exceptional work since his retirement in 2017; he provided the |
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cover illustration for Viva Texas Rivers! Adventures, |
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Misadventures, and Glimpses of Nirvana along Our Storied |
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Waterways, published by Texas A&M University Press; in addition, |
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he was featured in the related group exhibition at the Wittliff |
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Collections at Texas State University, and he was the poster |
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artist for the 2021 Texas Book Festival; TPWD commissioned from |
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him paintings of three state parks for a book celebrating the |
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agency's centennial, Art of Texas Parks, and an exhibition that |
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will travel to the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the |
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Bullock Museum in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his tremendous talent, Clemente Guzman |
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has won the admiration of countless people and heightened their |
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appreciation for the wildlife and natural beauty of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Texas Centennial Artist Clemente |
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Guzman III for his artistic achievements and contributions to the |
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Guzman as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |