Senate Resolution No. 2224

BY: Senator PARKER

COMMENDING the Brooklyn Museum upon the occasion
of hosting its Brooklyn Artists Ball on April 12,
2022

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor and pay
tribute to those cultural institutions and organizations whose
commitment to promoting the richness and diversity of the arts and
entertainment world has contributed to the strength, vitality, and
cultural enrichment of their communities and the great State of New
York; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
commend the Brooklyn Museum upon the occasion of hosting its Brooklyn
Artists Ball on Tuesday, April 12, 2022; and

WHEREAS, During this auspicious occasion, Maria Grazia Chiuri,
Creative Director of Dior Women's Collections; Saundra Williams-Cornwell
and W. Don Cornwell will be honored for their steadfast and unremitting
commitment to the Museum; and

WHEREAS, Founded in the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Museum stands on
land that is part of the unceded, ancestral homeland of the Lenape
(Delaware) people; as a sign of respect, we recognize and honor the
Lenape (Delaware) Nations, their elders past and present, and future
generations; it is committed to addressing exclusions and erasures of
Indigenous peoples, and confronting the ongoing legacies of settler
colonialism in its work; and

WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Museum is New York City's third largest in
physical size and holds an art collection with approximately 500,000
objects, including Egyptian antiquities; European, African, Oceanic,
Japanese, and American art beginning in the Colonial period; and

WHEREAS, The Museum also features the Steinberg Family Sculpture
Garden, which highlights salvaged architectural elements from throughout
New York City; and

WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Brooklyn Museum has remained true
to its mission of creating inspiring encounters with art that expand the
ways we see ourselves, the world, and its possibilities through
inspirational exhibitions, programs, and educational offerings; and

WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership of Director Anne Pasternak,
the expert staff of the Brooklyn Museum, are and always have been
characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and
an uncompromising standard of excellence, and accordingly merit the
commendation of this Legislative Body; and

WHEREAS, The arts are the building blocks of civilization; they are
central to human expression; they enlighten us and inspire the
imagination; educational institutions, individuals, and organizations
which further such worthy purposes richly merit the recognition and

appreciation of this Legislative Body and the people of the State of New
York; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Brooklyn Museum upon the occasion of hosting its Brooklyn
Artists Ball on April 12, 2022; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Anne Pasternak, Director, Brooklyn Museum.