HR 484 Summary

• Commends Alexandra Branyon for her documentary film "Treasures from the Rubble," which premiered at the ninth annual Tupelo Film Festival and will debut internationally in June 2012 at the 10th Anniversary Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.

• Recognizes Branyon as a writer, director, and voice-over artist for the 12-year documentary project, noting her accomplishments as an acclaimed actress, musician, and journalist who is a native of Fayette and University of Alabama graduate.

• Highlights the Fayette Art Museum's origins as a showcase for folk artist Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910-2007), whose work is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution, American Folk Art Museum, and High Museum of Art.

• Acknowledges the contributions of late folk artist Lois Wilson, whose donated works comprise more than 2,700 pieces in the Fayette Art Museum and whose spirit is reflected in Branyon's documentary.