Dornbush, Adrian
1935

Depression-era pictorial map of The Coral Isle of Key West

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Scarce FERA-funded pictorial map The Coral Isle of Key West

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Two scarce maps of Key West, Florida in a visitor's guide booklet simply titled "Key West" published by the Key West Administration in 1935. The booklet is a product of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) during the New Deal that was succeeded by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
"Public Works of Art Project artists from other parts of the country were brought in and put to work creating paintings, murals or public places, and other projects, such as tourist brochures and postcards." [1]

The brochure includes a fine pictorial map (9" x 6") of Key West, Florida: "The Coral Isle of Key West" by artist Adrian Dornbush, 1935. The map was engraved on a "miraculous" scale and shows key landmarks such as Duval Street, the lighthouse, the Martello Towers, and the yacht basin.At center of the brochure is an anonymous two-sheet "Map of the Lower Florida Keys or the Key West Archipelago" (18" x 6") containing a smaller inset map of the Caribbean region.

Printed by Orange Publishing Co. St. Cloud, Florida.

[1] https://keysarts.com/public_art/wpa.html

Adrian Dornbush (1900 - 1970)


Adrian Dornbush became involved in the Key West Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and in 1934 moved to the island to take over the role as director of the project, focusing his efforts on developing regional tourism [1].

The Key West program was deemed a tremendous success and is seen as the precursor to the national WPA art program that began in 1935. Dornbush instituted National Art Week in 1940-42. He eventually moved to Puerto Rico, where he died in 1970.

[1] https://artistsofoldflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-Artists-of-Old-Florida.pdf

CREATOR: Dornbush, Adrian

PUBLICATION DATE: 1935

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Atlantic Ocean

CONDITION: Good.  Clean on the interior. Cover a bit toned but solid.

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SIZE: 9 " x 6 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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