Name/Title
The Old and Colorful Clyde Mallory Dock Key West FloridaEntry/Object ID
1987.01.3207Description
Wood carving by Mario Sanchez depicting the Clyde Mallory Dock in Key West, Florida. People are fishing and diving off the docks or sitting waiting for boats to arrive. The Custom House, Hotel Panama and ticket booth are in background. The wood carving is two pieces of glued together with wood supports on verso.
Caption written by Sanchez reads, 'The wooden dock on the Gulf of Mexico as it appeared in the 1920s has been replaced by one of cement. The yellow warehouse is no longer there, the space now a parking lot. The surrounding buildings comprise what is known as Mallory Square, named for Stephen R. Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy, a United States senator, and land, the Collector of Customs at Key West. A bride and groom await passage, and divers retrieve coins dropped by tourists on board the incoming SS Comal. Most of the buildings at Mallory Square are in use today and are reminiscent of a working scene of the 1920s.
'In the background is the Florida First National Bank on Front Street with the American flag flying atop its cupola. The large, red brick building bordering the dock, formerly a warehouse, is used for civic events. The gray building is the Waterfront Playhouse, also formerly a warehouse. At the intersection of Front and Fitzpatric [sic] Streets, the two-story red brick building with a green porch on the second floor was a cigar factory. It is now a jewelry and gift shop, the 'Bird in Hand'. On the waterfront, the two square buildings were cisterns that supplied rain water to ships. And next door is the Coast Guard building with the American flag on top. The old red, brick Post Office Customs House is at far right.'
Signed Mario print of the intaglio 1992.20.0006.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
1978Time Period
20th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Bottom Right CornerTranscription
Mario SanchezLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EtchedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
IntaglioNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Good