Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: “The Art of Richard Tuttle”

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and Delegation of Authority No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as amended, and Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition “The Art of Richard Tuttle,” imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to a loan agreement with the foreign owner. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA from on or about July 2, 2005 to on or about October 16, 2005, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY from on or about November 10, 2005 to on or about February 12, 2006, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA from on or about March 18, 2006 to on or about June 11, 2006, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX from on or about July 15, 2006 to on or about October 8, 2006, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL from on or about November 11, 2006 to on or about February 4, 2007, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA from on or about March 18, 2007 to on or about June 25, 2007, and at possible additional venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. Public Notice of these determinations is ordered to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information, including a list of the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, (telephone: 202/453-8048). The address is Department of State, SA-44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 20547-0001.