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Dionicio Rodriguez (1891–1955) was a Mexican-born artist and architect whose work can be seen in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as Washington, D.C. and Mexico City. His work is noted for its unique style of concrete construction that imitates wood, known as ''Faux Bois'' (French for ''false wood''). Gates, benches and artificial rock formations were created by the artist to invite visitors to rest or explore the landscape. The National Register listing of "The Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas," which includes Woodlawn Garden of Memories, is the result of ten years' research into the life and work of the artisan, by San Antonio historians Maria Watson Pfeiffer and Patsy Pittman Light. Woodlawn is the only known extant cemetery work in Texas by Rodriguez. Many of his major works of art are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Arkansas Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Sculpture by Dionicio Rodriguez in Texas )〕 ==Biography== Rodriguez was born on April 11, 1891 in Toluca, State of Mexico, in Mexico. His family moved to Mexico City, D.F., when he was young. When he was older, he worked with his father and brother as a bricklayer.〔Patsy Pittman Light. ''Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriquez''. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2008. p 19.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dionicio Rodriguez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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