

Roses by Helen McNabb
Oklahoma
World Organization of China Painters, Inc.

DECLARATION OF CHINA PAINTING AS A FINE ART BY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
January 3rd,1980
Ninety-Sixth Congress of the United States
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eighty
JOINT RESOLUTION
JOINT RESOLUT
Designating July 1980 as "National Porcelain Art Month".
Whereas the art of painting on porcelain requires great skill, intensive training, and great artistic ability, and produces works of beauty; and
Whereas throughout history, the art of porcelain painting has provided a medium for the preservation of history and culture, and further, has been recognized as a fine art by all of the world's great civilizations; and
Whereas growing thousands of artists have studied ,explored, and enhanced the historic skills of porcelain painting, adding immeasurably to the cultural enrichment of our Nation; and
Whereas the efforts of these artists bring rich beauty and expanded dimensions to our national culture for the benefit and enrichment of the lives of all citizens:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That July 1980 is designated as "National Porcelain Art Month" and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proc-lamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Approved July 2,1980 (filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:45 a.m., July 2,1980 ....Proclamation 4772)
·Thomas O'Neill - Speaker of the House of Representatives
·(signature illegible) - President of the Senate Pro Tempore
·Jimmy Carter - President of the United States of America
Too often, china painting is classified and written off as “just a hobby..” With this declaration, the United States government recognized the skill and talent required to create porcelain art., which is important to keep in mind as we share our art with the world
DECLARATION OF CHINA PAINTING AS A FINE ARTBY PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTERJanuary 3rd,1980Ninety-Sixth Congress of the United StatesAT THE SECOND SESSIONBegun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eightyJOINT RESOLUTIONDesignating July 1980 as "National Porcelain Art Month".Whereas the art of painting on porcelain requires great skill, intensive training, and great artistic ability, and produces works of beauty; and
Whereas growing thousands of artists have studied ,explored, and enhanced
the historic skills of porcelain painting, adding immeasurably
to the cultural enrichment of our Nation; and
Now, therefore, be itThat July 1980 is designated as "National Porcelain Art Month" and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.