This legend or tall tale was first told by Bob Ward in his book "Ripples of Lost Echos"
It is a fact that De Grazia was a part time treasure hunter with an interest in the Superstitions and the Dutchman. It is also a fact that De Grazia hated the IRS and did burn some of his paintings in protest.
According to legend, 18 paintings were buried in the mountains by the artist Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia, shortly after he infamously burned 100 paintings in protest of the IRS in 1976.
The claim of the buried paintings was made publicly in 1990 by a man named Bob Ward. According to Ward, he was a close friend of De Grazia and accompanied him to the mountains. He said that each painting was rolled and placed in a watertight tube with both ends sealed. The tubes were bundled groups of three, then buried in six separate spots within the same area. Ward’s encoded map surfaced on various websites over the years, which might lead to these paintings valued at a million dollars apiece.
Some, however, say that Ward was never a close friend of DeGrazia’s and that he simply sought to profit from the creation of a tall tale to sell a book. A couple of others have surfaced to say that the legend is real, but provide differing details than Ward’s.
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If you believe everything you read you are reading to much. Treasure is a Harsh Mistress
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