Bicentennial Americana #16 Bahama House & Filer House

Bicentennial Americana #16 Bahama House & Filer House: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Bicentennial Americana #16 Bahama House & Filer House

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Bicentennial Americana #16 Bahama House & Filer House

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.3252

Description

Paper bag drawing. Street scene of people walking down the street in front of the Bahama house and Filer House. Man is selling fish from a push cart. Caption written by Sanchez reads, 'House brought from the Bahamas on the William Street side is the Bahama House and next to it is the house with two side porches. Its original owner built it with two side porches for the purpose of being situated on a street corner with the city surveyed the streets in the section of the town, but it did not turn out how its owner expected, because the Bahama House was brought from the Bahamas in 1847 and placed on the corner of Eaton and William Streets'. A second caption written by Sanchez reads, 'The house to the left of the scene is The Bahama House, brought from the Bahamas on a barge. The house to the right is the old Filer house, which is now owned by Sheriff William Freeman. I am the driver on the cart drawn by a goat.'

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Pencil

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Mario Sanchez Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Sanchez, Mario

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1970

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom Right Corner

Transcription

Mario Sanchez

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

30 in

Width

38 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good