[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E291]
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                      CONGRATULATING BRURIA FINKEL

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                          HON. JULIA BROWNLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 13, 2013

  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, today, I pay tribute to 
Bruria Finkel, an award winning painter, sculptor, and installation 
artist.
   Bruria has participated in over sixty art shows in the United States 
and Europe.
   Bruria was a pioneer of the Los Angeles feminist art movement and 
helped found the Los Angeles Council of Women Artists (LACWA) to 
protest gender discrimination at LACMA in 1968.
   Bruria served as a founding member and Chair of the Santa Monica 
Arts Commission from 1982 until 1996. She founded the Arts Foundation 
in the 1980s, presided as Chair of the City's Rent Control Board from 
1995 to 2002, and sat on many civic committees over the years.
   Bruria has richly contributed to shaping art in Southern California, 
and has been a longtime leader in making California's coast a vibrant 
community for artists as well as the arts.
   Mr. Speaker, Bruria's artistic contributions to Southern California 
have been an inspiration to many. She personifies how artists can shape 
life in a community. I am proud to have such an accomplished artist in 
Southern California.

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