16 U.S.C. § 410ffff–1 — Findings and purposes

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-485 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 180 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress finds that Weir Farm in Connecticut is a historic Impressionist art site. Working artists have lived there continuously since J. Alden Weir bought it in 1882. The law aims to preserve the site and inspire public education and enjoyment.

(a) Findings: Congress finds that: (1) Weir Farm in Connecticut is on the National Register of Historic Places as a site tied to major American artists and artistic movements; (2) Weir Farm, bought in 1882 by J. Alden Weir — a founder and leading figure of American Impressionism — has always been lived in by working artists and their families, who kept its history and character intact; and (3) Weir Farm, including its house, barns, studios, pond, field, and woods, plus about 113 acres of nearby natural land owned by the Nature Conservancy and the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, offers chances to teach about American cultural history and for the public to use and enjoy it. (b) Purposes: This law's goals are: (1) to preserve an important site in the history of American Impressionism; (2) to keep intact the setting that inspired artistic work and now draws public enjoyment; and (3) to give the American people inspiration and education.

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(a) Findings

The Congress finds that—

(1)

the Weir Farm in Connecticut is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic site associated with major American artists and several artistic developments;

(2)

the Weir Farm, acquired in 1882 by J. Alden Weir, a founder and principal exponent of American Impressionism, has been continuously occupied by working artists and their families who have maintained its significance and integrity as a historic site; and

(3)

the Weir Farm, including the house, barns, studios, pond, field, and woods thereon, and the approximately 113 acres of adjacent natural areas owned by the Nature Conservancy and the Town of Ridgefield, Connecticut, provide opportunities for illustrating and interpreting cultural themes of our Nation’s heritage and provide opportunities for public use and enjoyment.

(b) Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are—

(1)

to preserve a significant site of the tradition of American Impressionism;

(2)

to maintain the integrity of a setting that inspired artistic expression and encourages public enjoyment; and

(3)

to offer opportunities for the inspirational benefit and education of the American people.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–485, § 3, Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1171.)

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1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-485 · 104 Stat. 1171

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