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Untitled, Bronx Storefront, ​“La Rumba Supermarket”

  • Emilio Sánchez, Untitled, Bronx Storefront, "La Rumba Supermarket", late 1980s, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation, 2011.19.5, © Emilio Sanchez Foundation

In the 1980s, Sánchez turned to the urban landscape of New York, where commercial establishments like bodegas (corner stores) evoked places and people from the Caribbean. La Rumba Supermarket is named after a signature Cuban rhythm that became internationalized after the 1930s. The brightly hued structure reflects the color palette of Caribbean domestic architecture and suggests the ways Latino culture transformed the appearance and ​“language” of this major American metropolis

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
Title
Untitled, Bronx Storefront, ​“La Rumba Supermarket”
Artist
Emilio Sánchez
Date
late 1980s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 40 x 59 1⁄2 in. (101.6 x 151.1 cm)
Copyright
© Emilio Sanchez Foundation
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation

Mediums
watercolor
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Cityscape – New York – Bronx
Object Number
2011.19.5
Palette
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