MID HUDSON
OPUS 40 Sculpture Park & Museum
356 George Sickle Road Saugerties, NY 12477
Phone: (845) 246-3400 Email: [email protected]
Hours: Thursday to Monday from 10 AM to 5 PM
Admission: See website.
Historical Description:
“Harvey Fite was a sculptor of wood and stone. In May of 1938 he found the perfect place to work: an abandoned bluestone quarry in the middle of the woods in the tiny hamlet of High Woods, N.Y He bought this twelve-acre paradise of natural materials from the widow of the last quarrymaster, and built his house and studio on the eastern lip of the quarry.” He spent the next 37 years of his life creating one, large, beautiful piece of art on this land which became known as Opus 40.
The Site:
"The work is an immense composition of finely fitted stone, rising in ramps and swirling terraces around pools and trees and fountains out of the rock bed of an abandoned bluestone quarry. It spreads out over more than six acres. Today, Opus 40 is maintained by a not-for-profit corporation, which is responsible for its maintenance, for opening to the public, and for presenting arts programs."