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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, On January 15, 2001 the Musee du Louvre of Paris
3 officially acknowledged receipt of a drawing created by
4 Chicago artist Robert P. Workman; and
5 WHEREAS, The drawing was donated to the American Artist's
6 Collection of the Musee du Louvre in early January to mark
7 the new millennium; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Workman was born in Chicago and is the first
9 American Artist accepted in the Musee du Louvre; he is an
10 alumni of the Ecole Du Louvre, as well as The School of the
11 Art Institute of Chicago and has work in the Archives of the
12 Musees of Nationaux de France; and
13 WHEREAS, The pen and ink drawing has an Ancient Egyptian
14 theme, and includes Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics; the
15 drawing bears witness to the International renown of the
16 Louvre; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we congratulate Robert P. Workman on his this monumental
20 achievement and wish him well in all his future endeavors as
21 an artist; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to Robert P. Workman as an expression of our
24 respect and esteem.