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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort |
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| 6 | 7 | | Worth is hosting The Trail of the Cowgirl from March through |
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| 7 | 8 | | September 2019, an exhibit showcasing the artwork of Donna |
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| 8 | 9 | | Howell-Sickles of Saint Jo; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Raised on a farm near Gainesville, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Ms. Howell-Sickles discovered an affinity for the image of the |
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| 11 | 12 | | cowgirl during her college years, after coming across a 1935 |
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| 12 | 13 | | postcard of one such woman; the artist was drawn to the iconic hopes |
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| 13 | 14 | | and struggles represented by the cowgirl and began incorporating |
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| 14 | 15 | | this motif into her work, using mixed media to tell timeless stories |
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| 15 | 16 | | for and about women; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Howell-Sickles has exhibited |
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| 17 | 18 | | her art at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the |
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| 18 | 19 | | Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, |
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| 19 | 20 | | and a variety of other galleries; she has also given back to her |
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| 20 | 21 | | professional community through her service as president of American |
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| 21 | 22 | | Women Artists; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of her cowgirl series, she was |
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| 23 | 24 | | inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 2007, and she was |
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| 24 | 25 | | named one of the 40 Prominent People in the Western Art World by |
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| 25 | 26 | | Southwest Art in 2011; a graduate of Lovington High School in New |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mexico, she holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Texas Tech |
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| 27 | 28 | | University; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Exploring universal themes by focusing on images of |
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| 29 | 30 | | women from the American West, past and present, Donna |
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| 30 | 31 | | Howell-Sickles has created an outstanding body of work that |
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| 31 | 32 | | resonates with Texans from all walks of life, and she may indeed |
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| 32 | 33 | | reflect with pride on the ways in which she has enriched the vibrant |
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| 33 | 34 | | cultural landscape of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Donna Howell-Sickles on the |
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| 36 | 37 | | opening of The Trail of the Cowgirl at the National Cowgirl Museum |
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| 37 | 38 | | and Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 38 | 39 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Ms. Howell-Sickles as an expression of high regard by |
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| 41 | 42 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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