Vernon Howe Bailey: Sketches of a Journey through an Unknown Spain
Abstract
Vernon Howe Bailey (1874-1953) was an American artist who specialized in architectural views. He traveled to Spain on several occasions in the 1920s and published Little Known Towns of Spain. Watercolors and Drawings (1926) and New Trails in Old Spain (1928), where he spread, with words, drawings and watercolors, his routes through the country. An itinerary that was not only limited to the typical cities (Granada, Madrid, Sevilla or Toledo), but also focused on places that were not frequently visited, such as Teruel, Alcañiz, Balaguer, Cardona, Jérica or Monzón, among others. Thanks to the research on his work, we know the adversities Bailey faced, despite the development of the tourist infrastructure in those years, and the misgivings he aroused in the population while he was drawing. We also see how he admired the imposing location, the monuments, the squares or the inns of this Spain unknown to many tourists.
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