Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez

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Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez
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The shelter, fence, and gate
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Location320 Oak St., Clayton, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°27′7″N103°10′49″W / 36.45194°N 103.18028°W / 36.45194; -103.18028
Arealess than one acre
Built1943 (1943)
Architect Dionicio Rodriguez
Architectural style Faux bois sculpture
NRHP reference No. 08001138 [1]
NMSRCP No. 1927
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 2008
Designated NMSRCPApril 4, 2008

The Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez is a work by noted artist Dionicio Rodriguez that is located at 320 Oak St. in Clayton, New Mexico. It consists of three faux bois sculptures created in 1943. [1] Speculator Bayliss C. Froman commissioned the sculptures on his property after seeing Rodriguez's work on a visit to San Antonio. The sculptures include a gate resembling the entrance to the San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, an intertwining log fence, and a hollow tree with textured bark. [2]

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Closeup of the gate

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Pittman Light, Patsy (2008). Capturing Nature: The Cement Sculpture of Dionicio Rodríguez. Texas A&M University Press. p. 104. ISBN   9781585446100.