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1 online resource (xvi, 191 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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1 online resource |
| Series |
Rio Grande / Río Bravo Borderlands culture and traditions ; number nineteen |
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Rio Grande/Río Bravo ; no. 19.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Pat Jasper -- Preface / Patsy Pittman Light -- Background and History -- Concrete and Cement -- Antecedents in History -- Ancient Gardens -- Garden Design in England and France -- Rediscovery of Portland Cement -- Development of Inexpensive Steel -- Arrival of Trabajo Rústico in the Western Hemisphere -- Rustic Influence in the United States -- Arrival of Trabajo Rústico in San Antonio -- The Legacy of Dionicio Rodríguez -- Restoration and Conservation -- The Fabrication of Trabajo Rústico -- Joinery: Articulation and Connections -- Surface Modeling and Texture -- Coloration -- Profiles of Early and Contemporary Artisans -- Bacilio Capetillo Aguilar -- Eliseo G. Alvarado -- Genaro Briones -- Carlos Cortes -- Maximo Cortes -- Marcella Marie Davis -- Martin Marcial Delgado -- Mauro Del Toro -- Michael Fogg -- Antonio Acebedo Lopez -- Melinda Stump LoPresto and Megan Metheny Lashaway -- Vidal Lozano -- Leopold Michael Lux -- Sam Murray -- Rene Fabian Romero-Martinez -- Dionicio Rosales -- Donald R. Tucker -- Beatrice and Pedro Ximenez -- Gallery of Trabajo Rústico Artisans -- Notes |
| Summary |
"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 years since, these have become some of the city's most beloved landmarks, including a number listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Following on the success of that previous work, Light, with the assistance of photographer and artist Kent Rush, presents a comprehensive look at the legacy of Rodríguez as reflected in the works of those whom he trained, mentored, or influenced. Rodríguez captured nature in his work, but he also continues to capture our imagination. Drawing these artistic creations out of the urban landscape, Artisans of Trabajo Rústico makes the nearly invisible fully visible to the critic, the historian, and especially to the casual viewer. Light asserts that San Antonio has the largest concentration of this art form in the country and includes copious full-color photography of the work of Rodríguez and other artisans. This handsomely illustrated and painstakingly documented work offers the broadest possible panorama for the craft and endearing familiarity of this form. Inspired by nature, built by hand, and placed in the service of the public, these 'rustic works' continue to provide enjoyment, convenience, and a touch of artistic elegance to public and private landscapes in San Antonio and elsewhere. Light and Rush's work affords a fresh and wide-ranging look at this important artisanal tradition"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 11, 2022) |
| SUBJECT |
Rodríguez, Dionicio, 1891-1955 -- Influence
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Rodríguez, Dionicio, 1891-1955 fast |
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Nature in art.
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Nature in popular culture.
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Garden ornaments and furniture -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Pictorial works
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Outdoor sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Pictorial works
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Concrete sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Pictorial works
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Decoration and ornament, Rustic -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Themes, motives
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Artisans -- Texas -- San Antonio
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Popular culture -- Mexico -- Influence
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Popular culture -- Influence
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Outdoor sculpture
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Nature in popular culture
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Nature in art
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Garden ornaments and furniture
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Decoration and ornament, Rustic -- Themes, motives
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Concrete sculpture
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Artisans
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Texas -- San Antonio
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Mexico
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rush, Kent, photographer (expression)
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Jasper, Pat, writer of preface
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| ISBN |
9781623499136 |
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1623499135 |
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