<br />RESOLUTION NO. 90-034
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris is aware
<br />that the late Paris native, Jerry Bywaters was an esteemed
<br />painter, professor of art, and museum director, who continues
<br />to be known for his striking portraits, Texas landscapes, and
<br />the focus he brought to southwestern regional art with his
<br />enormous talent, served as Director of the Dallas Museum of
<br />Art for more than twenty years and art professor at Southern
<br />Methodist University for over forty years; and
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<br />WHEREAS, in 1934, as a Public Works of Art Project
<br />commission, he created four historic oil panels for the Paris
<br />Public Library, entitled "John Chisum", Davy Crockett",
<br />"Paris Fire, 1916", and "Reconstruction", which have always
<br />hung in prominent positions in the Paris Public Library; and
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<br />WHEREAS, on February 25, 1990, an exhibit of Jerry
<br />Bywaters' paintings featuring the four panels which were
<br />off i cia 11 y red e d i cat e d and 47 0 f his ma j or w 0 r k s 0 far t ,
<br />including oils, watercolors, pastels, and lithographs, opened
<br />for a three-week showing in the Library Gallery; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Jerry's children, Richard P. Bywaters and Jerry
<br />Bywa ter s Cochr an, generous ly gave the Par is Publ ic L i br ary
<br />the marvelous oil painting "In the Public Library", in honor
<br />of the artist's parents: Hattie Williamson Bywaters, born in
<br />Honey Grove, Texas, and Porter Ashburn Bywaters, Sr., born in
<br />Roxton, Texas; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, it would be right and proper to accept the gift
<br />on behalf of the Paris Public Library; NOW, THEREFORE,
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />that the Deed of Gift from the Jerry Bywaters Estate,
<br />attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby
<br />accepted in behalf of the Paris Public Library.
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<br />Passed and adopted this 9th day of April, 1990.
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<br />Eric S. Clifford, Mayo
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