[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           STANISLAV REMBSKI

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, Stanislav Rembski is one of 
America's greatest artists. On October 8, 1996 he celebrates his 100th 
birthday. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Mr. Rembski 
on this special occasion, and in thanking him for creating so many 
national treasures.
  As a Polish-American Senator from Baltimore, I am very proud of 
Stanislav Rembski. He was born in Sochaczew, Poland in 1896. He 
immigrated to the United States in 1923. Since 1940, he has lived and 
worked in Baltimore. He taught himself to draw--and he teaches us all 
how to enjoy and appreciate art through his writings and lectures.
  Stanislav Rembski is one of America's premier portrait painters. He 
has painted over 1,000 commissions--including well-known portraits of 
President Woodrow Wilson and President Franklin Roosevelt. He has 
painted five of Maryland's first ladies and these paintings hang in 
Government House in Annapolis.
  Stanislav Rembski is known for capturing the spirit and personality 
of his subjects. That is why so many of his portraits are used in 
history books--they tell us more about the subject than any photograph 
ever could. I encourage everyone to see this for themselves. A 
retrospective of his work is now on display in the Enoch Pratt Library 
in Baltimore.
  Mr. President, Stanislav Rembski honors his Polish heritage and his 
adopted American homeland. His paintings are a gift that will grace our 
museums and public buildings forever.

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