[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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  IN HONOR OF RITA C. SEVERIS, AUTHOR OF TRAVELLING ARTISTS IN CYPRUS 
                               1700-1960

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 24, 2001

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Ms. Rita C. Severis, a distinguished art historian whose recently 
published book, Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960, offers a 
pioneer study of the island of Cyprus through the visions of more than 
120 artists over three centuries.
  Ms. Severis will be honored on the evening of April 24, 2001, by 
Cyprus's Consulate General to the United States, Mr. Vasilis Philippou, 
at a book signing presentation at the Consulate General's office in my 
district in New York.
  A student of philosophy and journalism at University College, London 
and the London School of Journalism, Ms. Severis received her doctorate 
in the History of Art from Bristol University.
  Ms. Severis is an accomplished author and journalist whose previous 
books include Along the Most Beautiful Path of the World, Edmund 
Duthoit and Cyprus, and the co-edited In the Footsteps of Women 
Peregrinations in Cyprus. Ms. Severis has contributed articles to 
various periodicals on Cypriot culture and is now working on a 
publication exploring an American missionary's diary in Cyprus (1834-
39).
  Ms. Severis carefully selected 350 compositions, from pencil and ink 
to pastel, lithographs, and watercolors and oil on paper, canvas, 
board, and wood, for Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960. The 
collection elegantly presents the beauty and majesty of Cyprus, with 
its diverse historic periods, august monuments, and magnificent natural 
landscapes.
  Through this publication, Rita Severis has provided a work of great 
significance in the field of art history, while contributing to the 
cultural fabric of Cyprus.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute Ms. Rita C. Severis for her admirable 
contribution to art history and to the people of Cyprus through her 
publication, Travelling Artists in Cyprus 1700-1960.

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