Six Views of Weir Farm	Weir Farm Vainly, I tried to record all that surrounded me during my residency at Weir Farm in April 2001 — nature, simple and splendid, as well as an eternity of elements of the humdrum. It was there that I, too, became — at least for those three weeks — an American Impressionist. Read Ann's A Short History of Weir Farm below.

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Weir Farm - 144 Views

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Winter 2001 and Spring 2001

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I Know Where I'm Going and World's Largest Jelly Glass

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Goose Droppings and If I Lived to 102 I Might Be An Artist

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A Short History of Weir Farm

Weir Farm National Historic Site is Connecticut's only national park and the only one in the country devoted to American painting. It has been continuously used by artists since 1882. This was the former home and workplace of the celebrated painter J. Alden Weir, leader of the American Impressionist movement.

    

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With friend, Childe Hassam, Weir founded the influential Ten American Painters, the first American art movement to look inward — examining everyday experiences and appreciating nature found close to home. The Farm drew other artists of note as well; John Twachtman, Albert Pinkham Ryder and John Singer Sargent; who came to paint, fish and bond.

detail from Weir Farm - 144 Views

Today, the Farm remains virtually untouched by inappropriate development. The landscape is rolling with meadows, criss-crossed with stone walls, forested with dense woodlands. Still preserved are Weir's home and studio, and adjoining property is managed by The Nature Conservancy. There are plans, however, to construct discreet new residency studios across the road from the home.

*some bits borrowed from the Weir Farm Official Map
*and Guide and other text from the Weir Farm Trust.

*For more information, visit the Weir Farm Trust.