Ribault's Landing Mural
in the Sears Roebuck and Co. Resteraunt

Object Details ​
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Title
Ribault's Landing Mural in the Sears Roebuck and Co. Restaurant
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Subject
Lee Adams
Ribault's Landing
Description
Photo taken by Lee Adams of his mural, Ribault's Landing, installed in the Sears Robuck and Co. restaurant.
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Photo slide box was labeled "Sears Mural"
Note from Camille Adams Helminski:
Ribault mural: diorama Dad constructed to witness light upon figures, etc...; some close-up detail photos of mural segments, a few river studies, and photos of installation of mural at Sears. Restaurant space:
"Downtown Jacksonville's Sears store was envisioned to be the cream of Sears' crop when it opened in 1959. At the time, Sears' demographics indicated that Jacksonville was spreading mainly in three directions from downtown. In the event that a downtown store site was not located, the alternative option would have been to construct three smaller stores outside Springfield, Riverside and in the Southside.
When completed, the new Downtown Sears store would be the chain's largest in the South, measuring in at 260,000 square feet spread out over four levels and a basement.....
Sears patrons dined on one of the specialties of the Jean Ribault Room, shrimp salad served in an abalone pearl shell. This in-store restaurant, clad in cool, calming greens, was situated on the second floor. It indicated its First Coast location through a 33-foot-long mural by Jax artist Lee Adams. The painting depicted the 1562 landing of Frenchman Jean Ribault at the mouth of the St. Johns River."
"Source: 'Cadalliac" Heads Toward Refwncy (Florida Times-Union) 5/17/81
https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-jun-sears-the-cadillac-store-of-the-south
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2012/apr/16/sesquiquadricentennial-connection/
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2012/may/02/ribault-mural-unveiled-main-library/
Creator
Lee Adams
Local Numbers
P-0751
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Source
Scan of photo slide taken by Lee Adams
Publisher
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society
Date
1959-1981
Contributor
Lee Adams
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Rights
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society
Format
TIFF still image ; 3056x 2016 pixels ; 2400 dpi ; 18.5 MB
Language
NA
Type
Image
Coverage
1959-1981
Jacksonville, FL
Original Format
Photo Slide
Physical Dimensions
2” x 2”
Collection
Lee Adams
Tags
Lee Adams
Jean Ribault
Ribault's Landing
Mural
Sears Roebuck and Co. Restaurant