The current edition of Michigan History Magazine has a cover story that focuses on the cement sculptures of Mexican artisans that populate McCourtie and Louis Emery Parks in Hillsdale County and the St. Joseph’s Shrine and Artesian Wells in Lenawee County.  Michigan History does not publish most of its articles online, so be sure to stop in to a local library or bookstore to pick up a copy.  Here is a small blurb from the Magazine’s web site:

Creating Art with Cement
By Gladys Saborio—Mexican artists Dionisio Rodriguez, Raphael Corona and Gabriel Cardosa came to Michigan in 1929 and created perhaps dozens of pieces of public art in Hillsdale, the Irish Hills and elsewhere. The medium, known as Trabajo Rustico, involves crafting cement to look like trees, woodcarvings and rope.

http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/magpage.html

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