[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               GREG WYATT--BILL OF RIGHTS EAGLE SCULPTURE

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 6, 1995
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Greg Wyatt, the 
sculptor in residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 
and director of the art academy at the Newington Cropsey Foundation. I 
urge my fellow colleagues to attend an exhibition of Mr. Wyatt's Bill 
of Rights Eagle in the Russell Senate Office Building rotunda from 
today until Saturday, September 9, 1995.
  Mr. Wyatt's early training in the arts came from instruction with his 
father, a painting professor at the City College of New York. At an 
early age Mr. Wyatt's father instilled in him an appreciation for the 
cultural and artistic traditions of the Hudson River Valley of New 
York. Greg followed this tradition, earning a bachelor of arts degree 
in art history from Columbia College and a master of arts degree in 
ceramic arts from Columbia University. He continued his studies at the 
National Academy of Design focusing on classical sculpture, and later 
traveled to Italy as an instructor in Renaissance figurative sculpture.
  In addition, I am honored to represent the district that is home to 
the Newington Cropsey Foundation located in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, an 
organization dedicated to preserving the work of the 19th century 
Hudson Valley artist Jasper Francis Cropsey and the culture of the 
Hudson River Valley. The exhibit of Mr. Wyatt's Bill of Rights Eagle 
was made possible by funding from the Newington Cropsey Foundation. The 
foundation has previously donated important Cropsey works to 
significant collections including the White House, the Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, the U.S. Department of State and Princeton University.
  Mr. Speaker, this week I will introduce a House resolution to accept 
on behalf of the American people the Bill of Rights Eagle for display 
on the grounds of Congress. The distinguished Senate majority leader, 
Trent Lott, will introduce companion legislation in the Senate. This 
gift by Mr. Wyatt and the Newington Cropsey Foundation, at no cost the 
United States, is an appropriate tribute to a document that insures the 
core of our democracy. Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues 
to support this measure to place this beautiful sculpture on permanent 
display in the U.S. Capitol.


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