[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1441]
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            OLD AND NEW MASTERS SHOWCASED BY A GOLDEN MASTER

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, one of the specialties of life is its 
diversity and the many pleasant surprises it holds. Many people would 
believe that an individual with a prestigious doctorate in mechanical 
engineering who spent seven years as a professor at Wayne State and 
Michigan State Universities is a person who could design great works, 
and they would be right. But a fair number of people might not 
appreciate the fact that someone of such technical creativity is likely 
to recognize other accomplishments of imagination and celebrate them. 
Albert Scaglione is this admirable man who took a career in combining 
complexities to design treasures, and using his talent to appreciate 
other gems became one of the foremost art dealers in the world.
  During his teaching career, Albert Scaglione opened Park West Gallery 
in 1969, in Southfield, Michigan. He started the gallery with his own 
private collection, and it has now grown to become the largest fine art 
gallery in North America, offering museum quality exhibitions and 
sales. He has been joined in his business by his wife, Mitsie, and now 
by their children, Lisa, Nicky, John and Marc. He and Mitsie also enjoy 
their grandchildren, Michael, Roman, Matthew and Angelo.
  Albert Scaglione's world presence has been further enhanced with art 
auctions throughout the United States and Canada, and on 43 of the 
finest cruise ships, that attract some of the world's greatest art 
collectors. Whether a collector seeks old masters like Picasso, 
Rembrandt, or Chagall, or new artists like Peter Max, Fanch Ledan or 
Sharie Hatchett Bohlmann, that collector will find it at Park West 
Gallery.
  For a man who is a member of numerous national honorary and 
professional societies, who is an active member of The Michigan 
Parkinson Foundation and the Karamanos Cancer Institute, and who has 
won awards from former Michigan Governor James J. Blanchard, the 
Michigan Cancer Foundation, and the American Red Cross, life is 
boundless. Using his own unrestrained vision, he has helped many others 
see that today's dreams are only a predictor of tomorrow's realities.
  Family and friends will be coming together on July 4th to wish Albert 
Scaglione a most special and happy 50th birthday. Mr. Speaker, I urge 
you and all of our colleagues to join me in wishing him a most joyous 
day, and in thanking him for all that he has done to make a positive 
difference in this world.

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