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Weir Farm National Historic Site
Primary Documents
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Selections from The Life and Letters of J. Alden Weir by J. Alden Weir's daughter Dorothy Weir Young. (Yale University Press, 1960):
- Paris, October 12, 1873:
A 21 year-old Julian Alden Weir, writing to his mother about his recent arrival to art school in Paris.
- Branchville, August 2, 1883:
John Ferguson Weir, tending the farm, to his brother, Julian Alden Weir, abroad on his honeymoon.
- Branchville, October 21, 1883:
Julian Alden Weir to Mrs. Baker, his mother-in-law.
- Branchville, May 5, 1897:
The artist Albert Pinkham Ryder to Julian Alden Weir, after a stay at Weir's farm.
- Paris, May 6, 1902:
John Ferguson Weir, while abroad in Europe, to his brother Julian Alden Weir.
- Branchville, November 30, 1902:
Julian Alden Weir to his friend, C.E.S. Wood.
- Adirondacks, August 3, 1903:
The English artist Wilfred Von Glehn thanking Julian Alden Weir for a stay at the farm.
- New York City, September 22, 1904:
The artist Albert Pinkham Ryder to Julian Alden Weir.
- Branchville, March, 1912:
Julian Alden Weir to his friend C.E.S.Wood.
- Date unknown:
Joseph Pearson, a former student of Julian Alden Weir’s, in a letter to Dorothy Weir Young, reminiscing about her father at Branchville.
- Dorothy Weir Young Story:
Recounting an episode at the farm involving the American Impressionist, Childe Hassam.
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Did You Know?
The Land of Nod was the name given to his property, now preserved as Weir Farm National Historic Site, by J. Alden Weir and his artist friends. Both Weir and Childe Hassam used the phrase to title works that were inspired by the local landscape.
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Last Updated: April 12, 2009 at 12:31 EST |