A stone figure kneels on a pedestal. Initially, Harvey Fite conceived of the landscape work as an outdoor sculpture garden to display individual pieces. In the early fifties, however, the landscape emerged as the dominant artwork, and individual...
Fite's sculpture "Flame" stood at the center of his sculptural landscape prior to Fite's decision to replace this with the enormous uncarved monolith which stands on the site today.
Though during Fite's lifetime Opus 40 was not open to the public, he would open the grounds to large groups by pre-arrangement. This enabled him to preserve both his privacy and time for his work. In this photograph he speaks to a group of...
Harvey Fite and Opus 40 were the subjects of many articles during Fite's lifetime. This one, from a local paper, summarizes Fite's life and career as he balanced his time between Bard and Opus 40.
This poster advertises an exhibit of Harvey Fite's work held at Procter Art Center June 19-25, 1969. The show's opening was scheduled to coincide with a retirement party held in Fite's honor. In this aerial photograph, the full outline of Opus 40...
This short silent film was shot in 1965 during a fourth of July visit to Opus 40 by Dean Tonkin. Featured are his wife Babe, friend Jon, and Dean as they stroll around and explore the sculptural landscape of Opus 40.
An early image of the Saugerties Lighthouse on the Hudson River. Built in 1869, it had fallen into serious disrepair by the 1970s and 1980s. Through the efforts of the Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy, the structure has been renovated; it is...
Black & white postcard; people in automobile celebrating; "Greetings" has people in a collage; shows moon & stars; "Greetings" & "Ellenville" outlined in gold glitter.
Postcard reads Greetings from Ellenville in block letters. The word "Greetings" has pictures of women and the word "Ellenville" has pictures of streets and historic buildings from Ellenville area. Handwritten note on the front dated August 9,...
Pictures of peonies with "Greetings from Ellenville, N.Y." written in glitter. Postmarked Feb. 16, 1907. On the back, the word Postcard appears in multiple languages.
