![]() ![]() ![]() In their research, Light and Rush learned that Aguilar, who emigrated in 1919 from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, with his family, was one of the resident artisans in the village, where handmade items were sold to tourists and Mexican food was served in an on-theme restaurant as a city concession intended to draw visitors to the park. The result is their new book, published by Texas A&M University Press, with biographies of artisans influenced by Rodriguez, as well as some relevant history of cement and garden design. Rush, professor emeritus of art at the University of Texas at San Antonio, “had been documenting works by known and unknown artisans around the area for years,” Light said. Light also is the author of “Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez,” about the master of the technique of shaping concrete and other materials into works with the texture of wood and rock. ![]()
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