"El Trabajo Rustico" Art
of Dionicio Rodriguez
at Memorial Park Cemetery (The Crystal Shrine Grotto)

artist: Dionicio Rodriguez (1891 or 1893 - 1955)
built: late 1930s
where: Memorial Park Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave, Memphis, Tennessee
status: open to the public

additional info on The Crystal Shrine Grotto
additional info on Dionicio Rodriguez
publication on Rodriquez's work: "Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodriguez"


larger, higher resolution version of these photos on Flickr


Fall 2010 visit

















Fall 2005 visit







all photos copyright Lawrence Harris


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