[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 816 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 816

 Recognizing September 2012 as the 160th anniversary of the arrival in 
 the United States of Constantino Brumidi, the artist who painted the 
                       Apotheosis of Washington.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2012

 Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Tiberi) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing September 2012 as the 160th anniversary of the arrival in 
 the United States of Constantino Brumidi, the artist who painted the 
                       Apotheosis of Washington.

Whereas September 2012 marked the 160th anniversary of painter Constantino 
        Brumidi's arrival in New York;
Whereas Constantino Brumidi began working at the United States Capitol in 1855 
        and worked there intensively through the early 1860s and sporadically 
        after 1865, adding murals into the 1870s;
Whereas Constantino Brumidi is best known for the murals he painted in the 
        United States Capitol over this 25-year period, including the Apotheosis 
        of Washington, the Frieze of American History, and the walls of what are 
        now known as the Brumidi Corridors;
Whereas in July 2008, Congress authorized the highest honor that it may bestow 
        upon a United States citizen by arranging for the posthumous award of 
        the Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi in recognition of 
        his service to the Nation; and
Whereas in July 2012, the leaders of the House and Senate held a ceremony in 
        honor of the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino 
        Brumidi, and this Medal will be proudly displayed in the Capitol Visitor 
        Center for all to see: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 160th 
anniversary of the arrival in the United States of Constantino Brumidi, 
the artist who painted the Apotheosis of Washington.
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