"Mario does his bas relief wood sculpture with three chisels and his painting with dime store brushes. He does not study art as it might effect his style."The Key West Art Museum has a great exhibit of Mario's work along with information on how he carved and painted his relief paintings.
He used natural materials in his work like coffee grounds and egg shells for texture. A real "mixed media" artist of his day!
The top one shows the cigar making industry and also shows a "reader" who was hired to read to the people working there. He read news articles to them in the morning and a book by chapters in the afternoons. Not a bad idea for people doing somewhat mindless work in pre-air conditioning days!
Mario died at 96 in 2005 and leaves a legacy of the early history of the keys! I found the work quite interesting!
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