SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 496
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Dr. Ron Tyler, who is retiring on April 1, 2011, after
many years of outstanding service as director of the Amon Carter
Museum of American Art; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler began his service to the museum in 1969
and served as curator and assistant director for collections and
programs for more than 17 years; he then served as a professor of
history at The University of Texas at Austin for 20 years before
returning to the museum to assume the duties of director; and
WHEREAS, Under his expert leadership, the museum's
collection has grown through numerous valuable acquisitions of
American art; the museum has also undergone extensive renovation
and updating, and its educational programs and online presence
have expanded dramatically; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler has published many articles in scholarly
publications and has organized numerous major exhibitions; he is
in much demand as a lecturer on exploration art, American and
Western art and history, and John James Audubon; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler is the editor and author of more than
two dozen books, including Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist as
Explorer and The Image of America in Caricature and Cartoon; he
has received numerous awards for his work, including the Texas
State Historical Association's Coral H. Tullis Award for the best
book on Texas history for The Big Bend: A History of the Last
Texas Frontier; and
WHEREAS, An exemplary historian and administrator, he is
respected and admired by his colleagues, and his presence at the
Amon Carter Museum of American Art will be greatly missed; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Ron Tyler on his exceptional
service as director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and
extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his future
endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Davis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 15, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate