Alfred Rodriguez - Artist Info

About Alfred Rodriguez

  • Biography

    Born in Mexico in 1862, Alfred Rodriguez settled in San Francisco as a small boy. He studied art locally at the School of Design under Virgil Williams and with Jules Tavernier ,who stated "Rodriguez was the ablest pupil I ever taught."

    By age 18, he had established a studio in Oakland. A handsome man with black flashing eyes and an ingratiating smile, he was well liked in the San Francisco art world and received glowing reviews from art critics during the 1880s.

    He often made sketching trips accompanied by artists George Redding and Harry Cassie Best, his pupil. A fine landscape painter, he had just begun to do his best work when, at age 28, he died of consumption in San Francisco on March 6, 1890. His work

    Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
    CSL; SF Chronicle, 3-7-1890 & SF Bulletin, 3-8-1890 (obits).

    Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here....

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 1,512 of 1,088 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .