Dionicio rodriguez biography channel

Dionicio Rodríguez (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.

Dionicio rodriguez biography channel

Many of his major works of art are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.^[1][2][3]

Biography

Rodríguez was born on April 11, 1891, in Toluca, State of Mexico, in Mexico to Catarino Rodríguez and Luz Alegria de Rodríguez.

His family moved to Mexico City when he was young. When he was older, he worked with his father and brother as a bricklayer.^[4] Sometime later in Mexico City Rodríguez was hired by Luis Robles Gil, a contr