The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-06-12


shown in the Key West Exhibit
at the Federal Art Gallery, Jack
sonville, have gone to many parts
of the nation and to its territories
since completing their assign
ments in Key West.
For nearly two years anywhere
from one to ten artists were in
Key West, depicting for ali pos
terity the subject matter there
in water colors, oils and etchings.
Only in the past few months have
they gone to other places, after
having digested and put to can
vas, paper, or copper plate the
variety of tropical scenes and in
triguing subjects of the Island
City.
The Art Colony was established
when the rehabilitation program
was first launched by the Florida
Emergency Relief Administration
in Key West. The work of the
group was utilized in travelling
exhibits, in bus stations, galleries,
hotels, and similar places through
out the country and some OF ii
found its way into the exhibits OF
the Federal Treasury DEPART
ment.
Other paintings and etching
prints were reproduced on post
cards which are still being sold
in the Island City, and still other
work was used in two attractive
tourist booklets produced by the
Key West Administration. These
items will be part Of the Key
West Exhibit in the Federal Art
-Ga4ery. ~~1s' t rs
Sent To Virgin Islands
Avery Johnson, first artist to
get the Key West assignment.
was recently sent to the Virgin
Islands, where he is directing an
art project of the U. S. Treasury
Department, whose purpose will
be somewhat similar to that OF
the Key West program. He works
almost entirely in water colors
and the visitors at the Jackson
vile Exhibit probably will be
struck with the vivid colors he
uses. He also has produced some
exceptionally good etchings. Born
in Illinois, Johnson studied at the
Chicago Art Institute, exhibited
at the Century of Progress Elk
position, and attained national
attention during he Public Works
! of Art Program, carried on three
years ago.
Stanley Wood was the second
artist to reach Key West. He is
probably the most versatile of the
artists who were in the Island
City and has worked in very
nearly every phase of pretoria
art, clearly indicating his ability
in the field of applied arts. He
has studied at Drexel and the
: Philadelphia School of Architec-
ture, and taught at the California
College of Fine Arts. He has
been a frequent contributor tC
Fortune Magazine.
The impression so many lay
men have that artists live in 6
world apart, was completely dis
PEELED in Key West by Adrian
Dornbush-as we'll as by many OF
the others who took an active
part in the civic life of the com
munity. Dornbush directed the
first open air staging of the
operetta, PIRATES of Penzance"
and participated in many othel
similar activities in Key West
His ability and willingness wer,
rewarded when he was called tt
Washington, May 1885, to a posi-
ton on the staff of Rexford Tug
well and the Resettlement AID
ministration. He now is director
of the division Of Special Arts ant
i Crafts in that organization.
Sent Here From Milwaukee
One of those who have return
ed to private and individual worl
is Peter Rotier, who went to Ke!
West in the fall of 1884, from
Milwaukee. Rotier worked en-
tirely in water colors. and som,
of his work is included in the Ke!
West Exhibit in Jacksonville. H
formerly taught at the Milwaukee
Art Institute and has again re
turned to Milwaukee.
Richard Jansen, also of Mil
waukee, is another who has re
turned to private work. HI