[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 138 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 138

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
   should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten 
 Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, 
  and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
            Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2005

 Mr. Fossella submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service 
   should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring famous Staten 
 Island-born 19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey, 
  and the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the 
            Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey was born on February 18, 1823, in Rossville, 
        Staten Island, New York to Jacob Cropsey and Elizabeth Hilyer Cortelyou;
Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey was a famous second generation 19th Century 
        Hudson River Valley Painter, and became known as ``America's Painter of 
        Autumn'' after his vibrant depiction of Autumn on the Hudson River 
        unveiled in London in 1860;
Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey contributed greatly to the Hudson River Valley, 
        Staten Island, and to America by way of his artistic and architectural 
        talent by producing, throughout his lifetime, over 1,300 oil paintings, 
        over 400 water colors, and numerous architectural drawings; and
Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey admired the work of Thomas Cole and other 
        American landscape painters, he believed in America's natural unspoiled 
        beauty depicting serene landscapes of man's peaceful coexistence with 
        nature and harmonious American nationalism: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the 
        United States Postal Service honoring Staten Island-born famous 
        19th Century Hudson River Painter Jasper Francis Cropsey; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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