Name/Title
Picnic at Old Martello 1919Entry/Object ID
1987.01.3229Description
Wood carving by Mario Sanchez depicting a picnic scene at Fort East Martello. People are outside the fort participating in various activities including flying a kite, dancing, reading and playing music.
Caption written by Sanchez reads, 'Martello Towers, or El Tercer Fuerte - the Third Fort as we used to call it. During the year of my boyhood, I remember that every section of the city had a neighborhood Social Club formed by the teenagers and each Club was given a popular name Most of these clubs held their picnics at the Martello Tower grounds. In those days the only access to Martello Towers was through a dirt road from Flagler Avenue because Roosevelt Boulevard had not been constructed. The water's edge was up to the fort and there was a beautiful sandy beach, where we used to swim. The phonograph in the carving was typical of those days, as was also the ice cream freezer for the picnics. Those were the good old days!'.
Matches paper bag 1987.01.3253.Type of Sculpture
ReliefArtwork Details
Medium
Wood, OilSubject Place
City
Key WestState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Mario Sanchez CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Sanchez, MarioRole
ArtistDate made
1984Time 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
18-1/2 inWidth
38 inCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Very Good