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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Guirey, Fred M.,     Briest, Ray,     Figure male -- Full length     Animal -- Donkey     Occupation -- Industry     Object -- Weapon     Object -- Tool     Object -- Foliage     Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Apache Junction     Sculpture

Lost Dutchman's Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Guirey, Fred M., landscape architect. Briest, Ray, fabricator. Title:  Lost Dutchman's Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Feb. 25, 1938. Dedicated April 8, 1938. Rededicated Feb. 27, 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: boiler plate; Wall: concrete, stone. Dimensions:  Wall: approx. H. 8 x W. 2 x L. 12 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of wall:) ERECTED BY/THE/DONS CLUB/OF PHOENIX/TO/COMMEMORATE/THE/LEGEND OF/THE LOST/DUTCHMAN/MINE/1938 (On plaque:) DUTCHMAN'S MONUMENT/50TH ANNIVERSARY/REDEDICATED/FEBRUARY 27, 1988 (On plaque:) 060-195/MASONRY/DONATED BY/BRICKLAYERS/AND/STONEMASONS UNION/NO. 3 ARIZONA AT PHOENIX unsigned Description:  Black metal cut-out of a full-length figure of a miner leading his burro surmounts a native stone wall structure. In front of the miner and between the miner and the burro are cut-outs of cactus. The miner wears a broad-brimmed hat and carries a rifle. The silhouette of a pick-ax can be seen in the burro's packs. The wall is flanked by two cactus and surrounded by a raised cactus bed. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Animal -- Donkey Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Foliage -- Cactus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Apache Junction Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Apache Junction, Public Works Department, 1001 North Idaho Road, Apache Junction, Arizona 85219 Located Apache Trail & U. S. Highway 60, Apache Junction, Arizona Remarks:  The idea for the monument was conceived by members of the Dons Club. Guirey, a landscape architect for the Arizona Highways Beautification Project, designed the monument. Briest fabricated the metal cutouts from a piece of salvaged boiler plate. The monument was assembled by members of the Dons club with the assistance of volunteer labor from the Stone Masons and Brick Layers Union in Phoenix. Cost of the monument was $150.00, including $60.00 for a cast bronze plaque which described the history of the legend of the Lost Dutchman's Mine. IAS files contain copy of souvenir booklet "History of the Lost Dutchman Monument, Apache Junction, Arizona", 1988 and copy of brochure "Lost Dutchman's Monument Rededication Ceremony 1938-1988". References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS AZ000631   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000631 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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