[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING PROFESSOR VINCENT SCULLY, 2004 RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL 
                                OF ARTS

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 2004

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to join the National Endowment of the Arts in congratulating Professor 
Vincent Scully as he receives a 2004 National Medal of Arts. One of our 
Nation's foremost architectural historians, Professor Scully has not 
only developed a renowned reputation as a historian, but as an educator 
and mentor as well.
  Over the last two decades, the National Medal of Arts has been 
awarded in recognition of the extraordinary accomplishments of those 
engaged in the creation and production of the arts in the United 
States. Both as an educator and author, Professor Scully has deeply 
influenced the world of architecture by highlighting its social value. 
Defining architecture as a ``continuing dialogue between generations 
that creates an environment across time,'' Professor Scully has taught 
thousands of architects, planners, art historians, and politicians that 
architecture is not simply the design of a building, but how that 
design adds to the character of a community or environment.
  Professor Scully's illustrious career began when he enrolled at Yale 
University at the age of sixteen. After completing his undergraduate 
studies, he accepted a position with the University and, through his 
unique teaching style, became one of its most popular professors. His 
standing room only lectures could boast five hundred students--filling 
the largest lecture hall on campus. In speaking of his former 
professor, the New Yorker's Paul Goldberger said, ``His thinking has 
always been based on the notion that architecture is not purely 
aesthetics, and that the real meaning is how it can be used to make 
better places.'' It has been through this vision that Professor Scully 
has had the greatest influence on the arts--passing it on to 
generations of scholars and students.
  For his invaluable contributions to the arts and in recognition of 
his lifetime of achievement, I am proud to stand today and extend my 
sincere congratulations to Professor Vincent Scully as he is awarded 
the National Medal of Arts. His is a legacy which will continue to 
inspire others for generations to come.

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