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5	5		By Senators Elliott, Albritton, Allen, Barfoot, Beasley, Bell,
6	6		Butler, Carnley, Chambliss, Chesteen, Coleman, Figures,
7	7		Givhan, Gudger, Hatcher, Hovey, Jones, Kelley, Kitchens,
8	8		Livingston, Melson, Orr, Price, Reed, Roberts, Sessions,
9	9		Shelnutt, Singleton, Smitherman, Stewart, Stutts, Waggoner,
10	10		Weaver, Williams
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26	25		SJR___ CELEBRATING AND REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF FRED NALL
27	26		HOLLIS.
28	27		WHEREAS, it is with heavy hearts that we recognize
29	28		the passing of Fred Nall Hollis, who departed this world on
30	29		September 14, 2024, at the age of 76, leaving behind an
31	30		internationally adored collection of surrealist artwork that
32	31		has inspired and awed admirers around the globe; and
33	32		WHEREAS, Mr. Hollis, known the world over as Nall,
34	33		was born in the Wiregrass town of Troy, Alabama, on April
35	34		21, 1948, the only son of Joe Frost Hollis and Mary Winfred
36	35		Nall Hollis; from an early age, Nall demonstrated an unusual
37	36		talent in the arts and seemed destined to a creative
38	37		calling; and
39	38		WHEREAS, Nall graduated from The University of
40	39		Alabama in 1970 with a degree in fine arts and headed for
41	40		New York City; after a short time, he became convinced that
42	41		Europe would give him the exposure he needed to move
43	42		forward, and in 1971, he was accepted into the famous École
44	43		des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, from which he graduated
45	44		first in his class; he then launched into what would become
46	45		the years that molded and shaped his creative vision; and
47	46		WHEREAS, during his years in Europe, Nall was under
48	47		the tutelage of surrealist painter Salvador Dali, whom he
49	48		claimed validated his audacity, formed a close friendship
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79	78		claimed validated his audacity, formed a close friendship
80	79		with African American writer James Baldwin, and fostered
81	80		relationships with important patrons; he refined a style
82	81		highly influenced by French artist Gustav-Adolph Mossa, and
83	82		his extensive travels throughout the Middle East, North
84	83		Africa, India, and Mexico in the mid-1970s gave him varied
85	84		perspectives and experiences and shaped the direction of his
86	85		paintings and drawings; and
87	86		WHEREAS, by the end of the 1970s, Nall had earned
88	87		critical acclaim in Europe in large part because of two
89	88		challenging and important works: The Last Supper and his
90	89		32-piece "Alice in Wonderland" series which brought
91	90		attention to not only Nall's unique style but the emergence
92	91		of an important new artist on the European cultural
93	92		landscape; and
94	93		WHEREAS, as he gained access to significant centers
95	94		of the art world and elite European social circles, he
96	95		attracted more high-profile patrons, and related portraiture
97	96		of celebrities became an important extension of his work;
98	97		Nall's portrait work moved his notoriety in Europe to a much
99	98		higher level; and
100	99		WHEREAS, Nall's success allowed him to purchase and
101	100		renovate the twelfth-century former studio of Jean Dubuffet,
102	101		founder of the Art Brut movement, in Vence, France, just
103	102		northwest of Nice; this became Nall's home, studio, gallery,
104	103		gathering spot for other artists, and an educational center
105	104		for young interns; the compound came to be known as the Nall
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137	136		WHEREAS, he began inviting numerous students and
138	137		artists from Alabama to his French studio to work, learn,
139	138		and broaden their cultural awareness, a tie to his home
140	139		state that continued to grow through the 1990s as Nall made
141	140		more frequent trips to Alabama to strengthen ties with a
142	141		broader range of Alabama artists; and
143	142		WHEREAS, Nall was inspired to create the exhibition
144	143		Alabama Art 2000 with help from the Alabama State Council on
145	144		the Arts which opened at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
146	145		to critical acclaim and opened the door to cultural
147	146		exchanges between Alabama and Europe; and
148	147		WHEREAS, Nall's fame both at home and abroad
149	148		continued to grow when he was hired to design the sets and
150	149		costumes for two productions of the world-renowned Puccini
151	150		Opera Festival and create the design for two new tableware
152	151		lines for Haviland China; and
153	152		WHEREAS, one of the more ambitious and challenging
154	153		projects of his career came in 2006 with the launch of the
155	154		exhibition Violata Pax, or Stations of the Cross of
156	155		Humanity, a collaboration with the Catholic Church, Pope
157	156		Benedict XVI, and the Franciscan Order in Assisi; the
158	157		multilocation, multimedia works included paintings,
159	158		sculpture, weaving, and decorative furniture that all
160	159		contributed to the theme of addressing the historical
161	160		conflicts that plague humanity; the main site of the
162	161		exhibition was the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, one of
163	162		the most sacred sites in all of Europe; other components of
164	163		the exhibition were also shown in Pietrasanta, Italy;
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195	194		Menton, France; the Principality of Monaco; and in Alabama
196	195		at the Mobile Museum of Art; and
197	196		WHEREAS, in 2016, Nall returned to Alabama and
198	197		established a permanent residence, studio, gallery, and
199	198		warehouse in Fairhope; during his time in Baldwin County,
200	199		Nall made friendships and connections with the communities
201	200		across the county by donating his time and talent to inspire
202	201		artists of all ages and abilities; and
203	202		WHEREAS, with thoughts of leaving his artistic legacy
204	203		to an appropriate location in Alabama, he helped imagine
205	204		into life the new International Arts Center at Troy
206	205		University which includes the Nall Museum, dedicated on
207	206		November 6, 2016, on the Troy campus; this tribute to Fred
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209	208		the magnitude, significance, and excellence of a truly
210	209		outstanding Alabama artist; and
211	210		WHEREAS, his friendly demeanor and genuine kindness
212	211		endeared him to many, and Fred Nall Hollis leaves behind a
213	212		legacy which will long endure the passage of time and will
214	213		remain as a comforting memory to all who were privileged to
215	214		have known such an amazing and unique man; now therefore,
216	215		BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
217	216		HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we honor the memory of Fred
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219	218		Representative Jennifer Fidler and Senator Chris Elliott in
220	219		tribute to an extraordinary individual whose life
221	220		exemplified dedication, integrity, and kindness, and we
222	221		extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends as
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253	252		they grieve the loss of a truly remarkable man.
254	253		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be
255	254		appropriately presented to the family of Fred Nall Hollis as
256	255		a token of our sympathy and a symbol of our deep respect for
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265		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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267		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
268		-	SJR8
269		-	Senate 12-Feb-25
270		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
271		-	passed the Senate.
272		-	Patrick Harris,
273		-	Secretary.
274		-	House of Representatives
275		-	Passed: 18-Feb-25
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