Best known for Native Americans subjects, Dallin created more than 260 works, including the famous equestrian statue of Paul Revere in the North End and Appeal to the Great Spirit at the Museum of Fine Arts.
This cache is easily walkable and kid-friendly and requires only observation and some simple arithmetic. One stage is found inside the Robbins Memorial Library so caching during the day is recommended although the information may be possible to acquire through some internet research. Library hours can be found here. This is our first geocache - we hope you enjoy the quest!
The posted coordinates take you to the base of a flagpole with sculptures by Dallin. Find the two digit day the flagstaff was dedicated and subtract 16. This is A.
Stage 2 is a nearby fountain statue, also sculpted by Dallin. Find the year carved next to Dallin's signature on the base and subtract 1570. The three digit answer is BCD.
Stage 3 is the Robbins Memorial Library. Inside is the sculpture "My Boys." How old was the youngest son, Lawrence, when this was carved? Subtract 1. This is E.
Stage 4 is the Cyrus Dallin Museum, housed in the Jefferson Cutter House. After you find the cache, please consider paying it a visit to see more works of art by the great American sculptor, Cyrus Dallin! Count the number of windows on all sides of the house. Subtract 17. This is F.
The cache is located at N 42 24.ABC W 71 09.DEF
About Cyrus Dallin
Cyrus Edwin Dallin was born on November 22, 1861 in Springville, Utah. His sculpting and artistic talent was recognized at an early age, and he was sent to Boston at 19 to study with T.H. Bartlett. Today he is regarded as one of the most important sculptors in American art.
Dallin found the road to success rocky. But his perseverance and dedication are revealed in his efforts to complete whatever he started. A telling testament to Dallin’s tenacity is his 58-year trial to get an equestrian statue of Paul Revere funded and fabricated. After seven versions, Dallin’s statue was erected in 1940 in Boston’s historic North End.
Dallin gained the respect of other famous artists of his day, including Augustus St. Gaudens and John Singer Sargent, who became a close friend. (Sargent’s sketch of Dallin’s Portico is a treasured item in the Museum’s collection.) Dallin’s art was reproduced and collected on a broad scale. Among his most beloved works are his monuments of Native Americans, which changed the face of public art in America.
In 1900, at the age of 39, Dallin moved to Arlington, Massachusetts, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. As a result, Arlington is now the home for many of his works. Dallin died at his own home on November 14, 1944, a week shy of his 83rd birthday.
In 1891, Dallin married the writer, Vittoria Colonna Murray. The couple raised three sons. During this time, Dallin actively pursued commissions, exhibited, and won many prizes. Stable income to support his family came from teaching appointments, chiefly at the Massachusetts Normal Art School (Massachusetts College of Art and Design), from 1900-1941.
Source: http://dallin.org/