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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize John Maloof on his | ||||||
| 4 | achievements in historic preservation and for his commitment to | ||||||
| 5 | working on behalf of the artistic legacy of Vivian Maier; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Maloof is an author and street photographer | ||||||
| 7 | involved in the historic preservation of
Chicago's Northwest | ||||||
| 8 | Side; he is the former President of the Jefferson Park | ||||||
| 9 | Historical Society; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, John Maloof first discovered the negatives of | ||||||
| 11 | Vivian Maier's work in 2007 while compiling a book with
Daniel | ||||||
| 12 | Pogorzelski about the history of the Portage Park neighborhood | ||||||
| 13 | where he lives; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Over the course of a year, John Maloof saved | ||||||
| 15 | approximately 90% of Vivian Maier's work, accumulating a | ||||||
| 16 | collection of 100,000 to 150,000 negatives, which included more | ||||||
| 17 | than 3,000 prints, hundreds of rolls of
film, home movies, | ||||||
| 18 | audio tape interviews, and various other items; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, John Maloof, in conjunction with Anthony Rydzon, | ||||||
| 20 | researched the
history of Vivian Maier; he made it his mission | ||||||
| 21 | to promote her work and to safeguard the archive
for the | ||||||
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| 1 | benefit of future generations; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, John Maloof has now published several books | ||||||
| 3 | highlighting Vivian Maier's photographic prowess; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, John Maloof, along with Charlie Siskel and Jeff | ||||||
| 5 | Garlin, has devoted several years to producing an award-winning | ||||||
| 6 | documentary film about Vivian
Maier; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, John Maloof has helped provide opportunities and | ||||||
| 8 | resources for female students at the School of
the Art | ||||||
| 9 | Institute of Chicago in memory of Vivian Maier through the | ||||||
| 10 | endowed Vivian Maier Scholarship
Fund - a need-based | ||||||
| 11 | scholarship made possible by donations from John
Maloof, | ||||||
| 12 | Charlie Siskel, and art gallerist Howard Greenberg; therefore, | ||||||
| 13 | be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we recognize John Maloof on his achievements in historic | ||||||
| 17 | preservation and for his
commitment to working on behalf of the | ||||||
| 18 | artistic legacy of Vivian Maier; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to John Maloof as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 21 | respect.
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