Name/Title
Old Island Days (Viva Boza y su Comparsa)Entry/Object ID
1987.01.3236Description
Wood carving by Mario Sanchez depicting Abelardo Boza and his comparsa dancers parading down the 600 block of Duval Street. Comparsa dancers pass Frank Johnson Jeweler, Estevez Photo Studio and a cigar manufacturer. 'Abelardo Boza y Su Comparsa' carved into center cloud. Created from two pieces of wood strapped together with smaller wood supports on verso.
Caption written by Sanchez reads, 'Al Boza's Comparsa (Conga Line dancers) on Duval Street. Some of the houses in the background are still standing. The 1910 tin covered front house to the left is where Dewey Riggs cigar store and Hugo Diamandi's Goodyear shoe repair shop was in the 1940s. The two stories white house in the center is still there. The gray building was Estevez Photo Studio. There is a narrow empty lot there now. And the yellow house to the far right was where Frank Johnson's Jewelry Store was. There is a new building in its place where Appelrouth Shoe Store is.'
Matches the paper bag drawing 1987.01.3255.Type of Sculpture
ReliefArtwork Details
Medium
Wood, PaintSubject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Mario Sanchez CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Sanchez, MarioRole
ArtistDate made
circa 1970 - circa 1980Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom Right CornerTranscription
Mario SanchezLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PaintedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IntaglioNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
17-1/2 inWidth
45-1/2 inDepth
1-1/2 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Very Good