Publisher's Synopsis
One of the many iconic images of Coral Gables, America's 'City Beautiful', are the heads of two firefighters sculpted in stone above the old city fire station. It was known that the heads were carved by a young sculptress named Joan Keller, but who she was and what happened to her, has always remained a mystery.When the old fire station was eventually converted into the Coral Gables Museum, the Museum Director, John Allen and his assistant, Orestes Gonzalez were determined to solve the mystery. This book chronicles their discovery of the sad but fascinating life of this beautiful, forgotten young sculptress.In many ways it also traces the history of America in the twentieth century.
