Name/Title
Bubba Jack's Fancy StaplesEntry/Object ID
1987.01.3214Description
Wood carving by Mario Sanchez depicting a Key West street featuring Bubba Jack's Fancy Staples store and the Isleno Cafe.
Caption in file reads, 'Bubba Jack's Store. He sold groceries, fruit and horse feed. Since the taxis of those days were carriages drawn by horses, they came to Bubba Jack's to feed and water the horses. Note the hand water pump close to the sidewalk curb'.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 1950 - circa 1959Time 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
1-1/8 ftLength
1-5/8 ft