MS SC634

Celebrates the life and artistic achievements of George Berry, Sr., a renowned Mississippi woodcarver who began carving at age seven and moved to Mississippi in 1972 to teach at Piney Woods Country Life School

Recognizes Berry's 50-year carving career, including exhibitions at major festivals across the South and Southwest, with two sculptures traveling on the Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage to Philadelphia in 1976

Honors multiple awards and recognitions including the 2001 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts, 1999 Folk Artist Fellowship, 1997 Craftsmen's Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, and dedication of a gallery in his name at the Mississippi Craft Center in October 2013

Acknowledges Berry's extensive teaching contributions through weekly classes at the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Allison Wells School of Arts and Crafts, and John C. Campbell Folk School since 2001

Directs that the resolution be presented to Berry's surviving family, forwarded to the Mississippi Arts Commission, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps