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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to
3 honor Dr. Margaret G. Burroughs, founder of the DuSable
4 Museum of African-American History, on the celebration of her
5 eightieth birthday; and
6 WHEREAS, The DuSable Museum Board of Trustees, along with
7 the Directors of the National Conference of Artists, will
8 hold an "80th Birthday Celebration" on Saturday, November 1,
9 1997; the event will be held at the DuSable Museum, located
10 at 740 East 56 Place in Chicago's Washington Park;
11 Co-Chairmen of the event are John W. Rogers Jr., and William
12 C. Bartholomay, with Peggy A. Montes serving as coordinator;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Dr. Margaret Taylor Goss Burroughs is the
15 principal founder and director emeritus of what has been
16 called "the finest museum of its type in the country."; as an
17 artist, educator, arts administrator, and visionary, Dr.
18 Burroughs began the DuSable Museum at her home on South
19 Michigan Avenue in 1961 and worked to secure the Museum's
20 current home in Washington Park, where they moved in 1973;
21 and
22 WHEREAS, The DuSable Museum of African-American History
23 holds a collection of over 10,000 artifacts, objects of art,
24 and historical memorabilia; the Museum inspires the people of
25 the community through the hard work that Dr. Burroughs has
26 put into it each day; in addition to community visitors,
27 people from the State of Illinois, around the country, and
28 around the world make daily visits to the Museum; Dr.
29 Burroughs has contributed to the community as the founder of
30 the South Side Community Art Center, the National Conference
31 of Afro-American Artists of Atlanta and the Lake Meadows
32 Outdoor Arts and Crafts Fair, which was created as an outlet
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1 for artists of all nationalities; and
2 WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs is a former staff member of the
3 American Forum for International Study at both and University
4 of Ghana and the University of the West Indies in Jamaica;
5 the numerous honors and awards for Dr. Burroughs include:
6 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Rhode Island College,
7 Providence, Rhode Island; Honorary Doctorate of Humane
8 Letters, Lewis University at Lockport, Illinois; and Honorary
9 Degrees from Chicago State University, Columbia College; The
10 School of the Art Institute (her alma mater) and North
11 Central College, Naperville, Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs has received Art Prizes at Atlanta
13 University; a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant,
14 1968; American Forum for International Study African Travel
15 Grant, 1968; YMCA Leadership Award for Excellence in Art,
16 1973; Chicago Park District Senior Citizen of the Year, 1980;
17 The Black Book Service Award, 1985; The Woman of the Year,
18 The Garvin Foundation; the Woman of the Year Award from the
19 City of Chicago Women's Commission, 1988; the National
20 Women's Caucus For The Arts, 1988; as well as many others;
21 Dr. Burroughs is a renowned painter and sculptor, and was
22 cited by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 as one of the 10
23 Outstanding African-American Artists in the country; Dr.
24 Burroughs is a current Commissioner of the Chicago Park
25 District; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
28 honor Dr. Margaret Burroughs on her birthday, we thank her
29 for her work with the DuSable Museum, and we thank her for
30 her efforts to give to the City of Chicago important parts of
31 history; and be it further
32 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Dr. Margaret Burroughs, along with our
2 congratulations and best wishes.