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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staff |
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artist Clemente Guzman III continues to distinguish himself through |
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his outstanding depictions of our great state; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in a family of nine children, Clemente Guzman |
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grew up in San Antonio and Minnesota, where his family worked as |
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migrant farm workers; his father instilled in him a profound |
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appreciation for nature, and he was also inspired by the wildlife |
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art he saw in local galleries; after earning a diploma in commercial |
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art at Mankato Technical Institute, he returned to San Antonio and |
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took a job in day care while beginning his career as a freelance |
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artist, mostly for ad agencies; one client was so impressed by his |
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vivid likenesses of wildlife that she arranged an interview with |
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TPWD; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Guzman joined TPWD in 1988, and he spent nearly |
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three decades creating beautiful art and graphics for a wide |
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variety of purposes, from game stamps, posters, and conservation |
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license plates to bird guides, brochures, and of course, Texas |
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Parks and Wildlife magazine; along the way, he also fit in some |
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freelance projects, and he has continued to produce exceptional |
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work since his retirement in 2017; he provided the cover |
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illustration for Viva Texas Rivers! Adventures, Misadventures, and |
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Glimpses of Nirvana along Our Storied Waterways, published by Texas |
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A&M University Press; in addition, he was featured in the related |
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group exhibition at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State |
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University, and he was the poster artist for the 2021 Texas Book |
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Festival; TPWD commissioned from him paintings of three state parks |
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for a book celebrating the agency's centennial, Art of Texas Parks, |
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and an exhibition that will travel to the Houston Museum of Natural |
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Science and the Bullock Museum in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his tremendous talent, Clemente Guzman has |
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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 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Texas Centennial Artist Clemente Guzman III for his |
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artistic achievements and contributions to the Texas Parks and |
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Wildlife Department and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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 by the Texas |
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Senate. |