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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Bemelmans, Lampert,     Miedema, John,     Lawson, Harold,     Wood, William S.,     Gisbert, Adela,     Shaw, William C.,     Kitchens, Allie Mae,     Reyes, Emigdio,     Klinkenberg, John,     Disaster -- Storm     Landscape -- Weather     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Islamorada     Relief     Gravestone     Sculpture

The Florida Keys Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Bemelmans, Lampert, b. 1871, sculptor. Miedema, John, assistant. Lawson, Harold, designer. Wood, William S., contractor. Gisbert, Adela, sculptor. Shaw, William C., sculptor. Kitchens, Allie Mae, designer. Reyes, Emigdio, designer. Klinkenberg, John, designer. Title:  The Florida Keys Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  1935 Hurricane Monument, (sculpture). Hurricane Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 14, 1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: concrete; Base: Keystone coral. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 4 in.; Monument shaft: approx. 17 ft. 10 in. x 12 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on front of shaft:) DEDICATED/TO THE MEMORY OF THE/CIVILIANS AND WAR VETERANS/WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST/IN THE HURRICANE OF/SEPTEMBER SECOND, 1935. unsigned Description:  Bas-relief depicting palm trees and ocean waves being blown by a hurricane. The concrete bas-relief panel is on the front face of a tall keystone covered shaft. The shaft is bordered by a low wall which encompasses a large area of stone flooring. The flooring is covered with keystone, or coquina, slabs. In the center of the flooring is a crypt. The top of the crypt is covered with a 22 foot long tile map depicting the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Marathon. Subject:  Disaster -- Storm -- Hurricane Landscape -- Weather -- Storm Object -- Written Matter -- Map Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Islamorada Relief Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Monroe County School Board, 242 White Street, Key West, Florida 33037 Located 81500 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, Florida Remarks:  The memorial was built by the Florida Works Progress Administration to commemorate those who lost their lives in the hurricane of 1935. Cost of the memorial was $12,000. The memorial was designed by artists of the Miami Federal Art Project under the supervision of Wood. The original design for the bas-relief panel was submitted by Lawson and was sculpted by Bemelmans with assistance from Miedema. The tile map was designed by Kitchens and Reyes and executed by Gisbert and Shaw. Klikenberg designed the bronze plaque. The memorial was sponsored by the Monroe County school board, county commissioners and the Harvey Seeds Post of the American Legion. IAS files contain copies of related articles from the Reporter, Jan. 31, 1985 and June 4, 1992; and The Keynoter, Nov. 27, 1975. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Keynoter (FL), Nov. 27, 1975. 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 FL000895   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000895 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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