Full Text of HR1344 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize John Maloof on his | 4 | | achievements in historic preservation and for his commitment to | 5 | | working on behalf of the artistic legacy of Vivian Maier; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof is an author and street photographer | 7 | | involved in the historic preservation of
Chicago's Northwest | 8 | | Side; he is the former President of the Jefferson Park | 9 | | Historical Society; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof first discovered the negatives of | 11 | | Vivian Maier's work in 2007 while compiling a book with
Daniel | 12 | | Pogorzelski about the history of the Portage Park neighborhood | 13 | | where he lives; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of a year, John Maloof saved | 15 | | approximately 90% of Vivian Maier's work, accumulating a | 16 | | collection of 100,000 to 150,000 negatives, which included more | 17 | | than 3,000 prints, hundreds of rolls of
film, home movies, | 18 | | audio tape interviews, and various other items; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof, in conjunction with Anthony Rydzon, | 20 | | researched the
history of Vivian Maier; he made it his mission | 21 | | to promote her work and to safeguard the archive
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| 1 | | benefit of future generations; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof has now published several books | 3 | | highlighting Vivian Maier's photographic prowess; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof, along with Charlie Siskel and Jeff | 5 | | Garlin, has devoted several years to producing an award-winning | 6 | | documentary film about Vivian
Maier; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Maloof has helped provide opportunities and | 8 | | resources for female students at the School of
the Art | 9 | | Institute of Chicago in memory of Vivian Maier through the | 10 | | endowed Vivian Maier Scholarship
Fund - a need-based | 11 | | scholarship made possible by donations from John
Maloof, | 12 | | Charlie Siskel, and art gallerist Howard Greenberg; therefore, | 13 | | be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we recognize John Maloof on his achievements in historic | 17 | | preservation and for his
commitment to working on behalf of the | 18 | | artistic legacy of Vivian Maier; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to John Maloof as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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