Resolution 81-16833 RESOLUTION NO. 81-16833
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION BY MR. JONAS GERARD OF A
BICENTENNIAL COMPOSITE PAINTING TITLED "TO SPEAK OF UNITY"
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City accept the gracious gift
of a 3' X 6' bicentennial composite painting titled "To Speak
of Unity" painted and donated by Mr. Jonas Gerard.
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that said painting not be made
available for sale and that it be hung in a prominent public
area within City Hall in such a place where it would be readily
accessible for the community to view.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November
1981 .
Mayor
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. /3 t `
DATE: November 4, 1981.
TO: Mayor Murray Meyerson and
Mern¢ers of the City Commission
FROM: I-ffa ')u
City Manager
SUBJECT: DONATION OF ART
Mr. Jonas Gerard, a local artist who has exhibited in the Miami
Beach Festival of the Arts for several years, has graciously
offered to donate one of his original paintings to the City of
Miami Beach.
The bicentennial piece is a 3' X 6' composite painting titled
"To Speak of Unity" and is appraised at a value of $ 4,500.
Mr. Gerard has asked that the painting not be made available for
purchase but that it hang in a prominent public area within City
Hall readily accessible for the community to view.
RECOMMENDATION
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Due to the nature and quality of this painting, the Administration
recommends approval .
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