Bill Text: TX HCR133 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring artist G. Harvey of Fredericksburg.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-26 - Signed by the Governor [HCR133 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HCR133-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 133 |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a career spanning more than a half | ||
century, G. Harvey of Fredericksburg has distinguished himself as a | ||
highly respected artist whose works are prized by museums and | ||
collectors throughout the United States and abroad; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gerald Harvey Jones was born in San Antonio in 1933 | ||
and grew up in the Texas Hill Country; as the grandson of a former | ||
trail boss, he often heard fascinating stories about the cowboy | ||
life; he enjoyed sketching and learned to paint with oils, and after | ||
graduating cum laude from North Texas State University, he honed | ||
his talent while teaching at The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1963, Mr. Harvey was able to quit his job and | ||
devote himself fully to his painting; he received his first major | ||
exhibition just two years later and won the prestigious New | ||
Master's Award from the American Artists Professional League; many | ||
of his works feature iconic Western scenes, and they were collected | ||
by such prominent Texans as President Lyndon Johnson and Governor | ||
John Connally; and | ||
WHEREAS, A number of Mr. Harvey's impressionistic paintings, | ||
rich in period detail, portray American and European cities of a | ||
bygone age; over the years, his works have been acquired for | ||
important private, corporate, government, and museum collections, | ||
and they have been shown in a host of exhibitions, including several | ||
at the Gilcrease Museum; in 1991 alone, his art was featured in | ||
three prominent Washington, D.C., exhibitions, at the National | ||
Archives, the Treasury Department, and the Smithsonian | ||
Institution, which hosted "The All-American Horse: Paintings of G. | ||
Harvey" for 10 months; the Smithsonian also commissioned his work | ||
for the cover of its 150th anniversary commemorative book; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among myriad accolades, Mr. Harvey has received a | ||
lifetime achievement award from the Briscoe Western Art Museum in | ||
San Antonio, the Legacy Award from the Booth Western Art Museum in | ||
Cartersville, Georgia, and a Distinguished Alumni Award from North | ||
Texas State; and | ||
WHEREAS, G. Harvey has earned wide acclaim for his artistry, | ||
and his evocative representations of the Old West have helped | ||
innumerable Texans feel a closer connection to the history of the | ||
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby honor G. Harvey for his outstanding accomplishments as an | ||
artist; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Harvey as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
Frullo | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 133 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
18, 2017, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |