Opus 40 -Sculpture Garden & Quarryman's Museum

Opus 40 is an environmental sculpture encompassing over 6 acres at the foot of the Catskill mountains in Saugerties, NY.  Built solely by artist/sculptor Harvey Fite from the 1930's to the 1970's, Opus 40 is in need of urgent repairs.

 The sculpture park and museum is operated as a non-profit by Fite's relatives, who have lovingly maintained this sculpture, grounds, his home, tools and work space as a living history of stone masonry in America.

Opus 40 is an American Treasure.  Architectural Digest's Brendan Gill boasts, "Opus 40 is the greatest earthwork sculpture I have ever seen."

During the recent East Coast hurricane, Opus 40 suffered serious damage.  A major wall of the sculpture collapsed.  Your contribution will fund the restoration of this unique and masterful piece.

Your gift -- our gift

$30,000 will fund the first stage of the restoration of Opus 40--the clearing of the space, erecting a gin pole exactly like the one Fite used for moving the large keystones that anchored the construction of Opus 40, sorting stones, bringing in new keystones from local quarries, and preparing the site for the finished work by master stonewaller Sean Adcock from Wales, and an international group of masters assembled by The Stone Foundation of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The prep work will be supervised by local stonemason Timothy Smith, of Clermont, NY. Smith has been very active locally in creating apprenticeships for at-risk kids, and we plan to incorporate this passion of his in the work.

Your contributions will immediately go into action.  The restoration process, we hope, will begin in late Spring of 2014.  A film crew will be documenting the process for a film that is in production on the life of Harvey Fite.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you want to make a donation using PayPal, you can go to our website, http://www.opus40.org/donation/

Or if you prefer not to use electronic means, you can send a check made out to Opus 40, addressed to Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties NY 12477.

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