[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 54--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS 
    REGARDING A COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP HONORING JASPER FRANCIS 
   CROPSEY, THE FAMOUS STATEN ISLAND-BORN 19TH CENTURY HUDSON RIVER 
                                PAINTER

  Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:

                            S. Con. Res. 54

       Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey was born on February 18, 
     1823, in Rossville, Staten Island, New York to Jacob Cropsey 
     and Elizabeth Hilyer Cortelyou;
       Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey was a famous second 
     generation 19th Century Hudson River Valley Painter, and 
     became known as America's ``Painter of Autumn'' after his 
     vibrant depiction of Autumn on the Hudson River was unveiled 
     in London in 1860;
       Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey contributed greatly to the 
     Hudson River Valley, Staten Island, and the United States 
     through his artistic and architectural talent by producing, 
     throughout his lifetime, more than 1,300 oil paintings, 400 
     water colors, and numerous architectural drawings; and
       Whereas Jasper Francis Cropsey admired the work of Thomas 
     Cole and other American landscape painters and he believed in 
     the natural unspoiled beauty of the United States, depicting 
     serene landscapes of man's peaceful coexistence with nature 
     and harmonious American naturalism: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the 
     United States Postal Service honoring Jasper Francis Cropsey, 
     the famous Staten Island-born 19th Century Hudson River 
     Painter; and
       (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
     to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

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