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Artisans of trabajo rústico : the legacy of Dionicio Rodríguez /

As documented in Patsy Pittman Light's award-winning book, Capturing Nature, Mexican artisan Dionicio Rodríguez arrived in San Antonio in the 1920s and created concrete bus stop shelters, park benches, footbridges and other structures in the style known as faux bois, or trabajo rústico. In the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Light, Patsy Pittman (Author)
Other Authors:	Rush, Kent (photographer (expression))
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Rio Grande/Río Bravo ; no. 19.
Subjects:	Rodríguez, Dionicio, > 1891-1955 > Influence. Popular culture > Mexico > Influence. Artisans > Texas > San Antonio. Decoration and ornament, Rustic > Texas > San Antonio > Themes, motives. Concrete sculpture > Texas > San Antonio > Pictorial works. Outdoor sculpture > Texas > San Antonio > Pictorial works. Garden ornaments and furniture > Texas > San Antonio > Pictorial works. Nature in popular culture. Nature in art.

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