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MS SC558

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

2/6/2019

Primary Sponsor

John Horhn

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends legislative recognition to Ruth Miller as a recipient of the 2019 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Art
  • Acknowledges Miller as a textile artist who creates realistic portraits, landscapes, and abstract works made entirely of yarn, with individual tapestries taking up to a year to complete
  • Notes Miller's accomplishments including Mississippi Arts Commission Visual Art Fellowship, 2014 Mississippi Invitational Artist designation, teaching positions at Tougaloo College and Penland School of Crafts, and exhibitions throughout the state and country
  • Recognizes Miller moved to Hancock County, Mississippi in 2009 from New York City after studying at Cooper Union School, and that her work is collected by prominent figures and displayed in museums across the United States
  • Directs that this resolution be presented to Ruth Miller at the Governor's Arts Awards presentation and distributed to the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Recognize Ruth Miller as a recipient of the 2019 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Visual Art.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

2/6/2019

Committee Referrals

Rules1/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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