[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 151 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DANIEL URBAN KILEY

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Daniel Urban Kiley of Charlotte, VT, recipient of a 1997 National Medal 
of Arts. The National Medal of Arts is our Nation's highest honor in 
the arts, recognizing individuals and organizations who have made 
outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and 
availability of the arts in the United States. Mr. Kiley is the first 
landscape architect to be honored with this prestigious award.
  Mr. Kiley, 84, has been called ``the most celebrated landscape 
architect of this century''. His many works include the setting for 
Dulles International Airport, the grounds for the Gateway Arch in St. 
Louis, the interior and exterior landscapes for the East Wing of the 
National Gallery of Art, and the Navy Pier in Chicago. Yet, despite his 
work all over the world, Mr. Kiley has stayed in close touch with the 
people and landscapes of Vermont. His work can be seen at Twin Farms 
Inn in Barnard, VT, the Lake Champlain Basin Region, and even at my own 
farm in Shrewsbury.
  Daniel Kiley's works have been likened to ``a walk through nature,'' 
reflecting his central tenet that designs should grow out of a 
landscape, not be forced upon it. His designs have been sought out by 
the leading modern architects and his unique vision celebrated and 
taught throughout the world.
  In addition to his long career as a landscape architect, Mr. Kiley 
served as an Army Captain in World War II. He was selected by President 
Truman and General Eisenhower to find a site to try the Nazi War 
criminals, and his selection of Nuremberg as the site as well as his 
courtroom design earned him the Decorated Legion of Merit.
  Once again, I rise to honor Mr. Kiley's many contributions and 
accomplishments, far too numerous to list today. As a Vermonter, and as 
one of the millions of Americans who have enjoyed Daniel Kiley's 
designs, I extend my most heartfelt congratulations on his receiving 
the National Medal of Arts, and I wish him many more years of continued 
success.

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