On the opening day of Orchis, the mayor of Providence Angel Taveras issued citations to the collaborators on the Orchis project. Due to a spelling error, my citation had to be redone and I have received it recently. I want to share it with my family, friends, and readers and thank Mayor Taveras for his kind gesture. I am honored to have received this citation.
The full text reads:
Citation
Presented to
A. Cemal Ekin
I, ANGEL TAVERAS, Mayor the City of Providence, do hereby confer upon you this citation in recognition of your renowned achievements as a photographer, your “Dance of the Orchids” series being the direct inspiration for Festival Ballet Providence’s commissioned ballet, Orchis. The residents of Providence join me in applauding your work and in wishing you further success on the momentous occasion of the Festival Ballet’s performance of the ballets Agon and Orchis at Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Given under the Seal of the Mayor of the City of Providence
this 8th day of March, 2013
Reading Photographs
Barbara & Dennis Ryan
Cemal, if I had my way you would receive a Presidential Citation!! The state should also recognize your talent – we need more people like you.
A. Cemal Ekin
Thank you both very much for your kind words. I appreciate it.
Jude
Congrats!!! Just getting around to this. In my world, Saturday to Thursday is timely :-) That’s almost as important as a PSRI blue ribbon. I don’t see the part where the Mayor says he gave it a ’30’ :-)
A. Cemal Ekin
Thanks Jude. I think the mayor knew his limits of “judging” and wisely refrained from giving a score, like “347” ;-)