Full Text of HR0604 093rd General Assembly
HR0604 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Cedarhurst Center for | 4 |
| the Arts on the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, located in Mt. | 6 |
| Vernon, opened on November 2, 1973; Southern Illinois | 7 |
| philanthropists John and Eleanor Mitchell founded Cedarhurst | 8 |
| and bequeathed their entire estate, including an outstanding | 9 |
| American painting collection, for the enjoyment of residents | 10 |
| and visitors throughout the region; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The Center includes Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, | 12 |
| the museum's outdoor gallery with over 60 large-scale | 13 |
| sculptures, and the Mitchell Museum, which houses contemporary | 14 |
| art exhibitions in two galleries, including the Children's | 15 |
| Gallery; the permanent collection of Cedarhurst includes works | 16 |
| by John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, George Bellows, Thomas | 17 |
| Eakins, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Arthur B. Davies, J. | 18 |
| Alden Weir, Maurice Predergast, Childe Hassam, and George Luks, | 19 |
| among others; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, The museum works closely with educators to | 21 |
| coordinate and integrate arts education programs with school | 22 |
| curriculum; tours for gallery exhibitions and Cedarhurst | 23 |
| Sculpture Park are available for both children and adults and | 24 |
| are conducted by docents and staff; hands-on activities are | 25 |
| available for students during the school year and are comprised | 26 |
| of a tour and art-related activity; the center offers art | 27 |
| classes and workshops such as basketry, china painting, clay, | 28 |
| drawing, watercolor, stained glass, and weaving; the museum | 29 |
| also sponsors a Craft Fair and a chamber music series; | 30 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts on the occasion | 3 |
| of its thirtieth anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts as an | 6 |
| expression of our esteem and with best wishes for the future.
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