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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WALTER S. FELDMAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Azzinaro, Blazejewski, Shekarchi, and Keable

     Date Introduced: May 24, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

     It is with great sadness that this House has learned of the passing of renowned artist and

Professor Walter S. Feldman on May 20, 2017 at the age of 92. He had been the loving husband

of Barbara Feldman for 67 years; and

     WHEREAS, Walter Feldman was born in 1925, the son of the late Hyman and Fannie

Feldman. After graduating from high school, he attended the Yale School of Fine Arts before he

joined the United States Army, where he served our nation with honor and valor for two years.

He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry

Badge; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Feldman graduated from college after the war and in 1953, he was

appointed to the art faculty at Brown University, where he served for more than fifty years,

retiring in 2007 with the title of Visual Arts Professor Emeritus; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Feldman was a gifted artist who had his work exhibited in many one-

man shows across the globe in prominent places such as New York City, Boston, London,

Mexico City and Milan. He received many accolades, awards and critical praise for his body of

work, a collection that spanned more than seven decades. His art was greatly influenced by his

experiences and the injuries he suffered in World War II, and the courage and conviction with

which he lived his life was a constant source of strength and inspiration to his family and many

friends; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Feldman was also a talented and creative book designer and publisher.

Since 1985, he designed and published books under the Ziggurat Press imprint he created. His

books are in more than 150 public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the

Albert and Victoria Museum. In his honor, Brown University dedicated the Walter Feldman Book

Arts studio at the John Hay Library in 2005; and

     WHEREAS, In 2014, Mr. Feldman established the Walter Feldman Fellowship for

Emerging Artists, a fellowship administered by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston

that exhibits the work of fellowship recipients in the Walter Feldman Gallery. He was a beloved

figure within the artistic and academic communities who will live on forever in the memory of his

loved ones and the many people who benefited from his generosity; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Feldman is also survived by his sons Steven and Mark, his daughter-in-

law Gloria Barone Rosanio, his granddaughter Kaitlyn Petit, his two great-granddaughters Payton

and Avery Petit, and his many nieces and nephews; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby expresses its condolences on the passing of Mr. Walter S.

Feldman; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Barbara Feldman and Family.

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