Key West Museum Of Arts And History
by Hany J
Title
Key West Museum Of Arts And History
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
The Key West Museum of Art & History is one of three museums operated by the Key West Art & Historical Society.
When Key West was designated a U.S. port of entry in the early 1820s, a custom-house was established (historically, it was called The Custom House and Old Post Office). Salvaged cargoes from ships wrecked on the reefs were brought here, setting the stage for Key West to become the richest city in Florida. The imposing redbrick-and-terra-cotta Richardsonian Romanesque-style building reopened as a museum and art gallery in 1999.
The building was designed by architect William Kerr, and was completed in 1891. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida met here from its completion until 1932, when the building was transferred to the United States Navy.
It is now a historic site (on September 20, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places).
Exhibits here include local history, famous personalities including Ernest Hemingway, maritime history, and many works by local artists.
All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.
All images are Copyright © 2016 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2016 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.
Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com
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March 21st, 2017
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