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
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
- Title
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Untitled, Bronx Storefront, “La Rumba Supermarket”
- Artist
- Date
- late 1980s
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet and image: 40 x 59 1⁄2 in. (101.6 x 151.1 cm)
- Copyright
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© Emilio Sanchez Foundation
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the Emilio Sanchez Foundation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- watercolor on paper
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Cityscape – New York – Bronx
- Object Number
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2011.19.5
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI