Edel Rodriguez
- January 10, 2024
- Painter
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Edel Rodriguez Biography
| Name | Edel Rodriguez |
| Birthday | Aug 22 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place Of Birth | Havana |
| Birth Country | Cuba |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Edel Rodriguez is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on August 22, 1971 in Havana, Cuba.
Until the age of 9, Rodriguez lived in the Cuban countryside town of El Gabriel. In an interview conducted by Yuko Shimizu, Rodriguez described his earliest visual influences as military, revolutionary and nationalist imagery. In 1980 Rodriguez emigrated to the United States with his father, Cesareo Rodriguez mother, Coralia Rodriguez and sister Irma as one of the thousands of Cubans who took part in the Mariel boatlift. His family of four arrived in Key West and as the Cuban government had taken possession of the families home, car, furniture and even clothes, the Rodriguez family had little to start a new life with. The family moved in with relatives in Miami, Florida where Edel’s father established a trucking business. Within a couple of years of arriving in the United States, Rodriguez had mastered the language to the point that he became a Spelling Bee champion. Rodriguez graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in 1990.
In 1991, Rodriguez met Jennifer Roth;the two married in 1997.
Edel Rodriguez Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Painter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Edel Rodriguez is one of the richest Painter from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edel Rodriguez 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Edel Rodriguez (born August 22, 1971 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American artist, illustrator, and children’s book author. He uses a variety of materials, his work ranges from conceptual to portraiture and landscape. Socialist propaganda and western advertising, island culture and contemporary city life, are all aspects of his life that inform his work.
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For the 2016 August 22 issue of Time, editor-in-chief Nancy Gibbs focused their cover on Republican Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, with the cover title Meltdown and DW Pine commissioned Rodriguez for the cover illustration. The cover appeared on various news broadcasts, including PBS and MSNBC, as well as generating news coverage in such magazines and newspapers as The Washington Post and People
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John Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Edel Rodriguez celebrates birthday on August 22 of every year.
For the February 4, 2017 issue of Der Spiegel, Rodriguez’s cover image depicting President Donald Trump holding the Statue of Liberty’s severed head in one hand and a knife in the other, with the cover title America First[3] generated news coverage in such publications as The Washington Post, The Guardian, Newsweek and other news outlets. The cover image was described as tasteless by vice-president of the European Parliament, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and defended by Der Spiegel editor-in-chief Klaus Brinkbaeumer, who commented that he was surprised by the impact of the illustration.
Top Facts about Edel Rodriguez
- Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban-American painter and illustrator.
- He was born in Havana, Cuba in 1971.
- Rodriguez immigrated to the United States with his family in 1980.
- He studied at Pratt Institute and later worked as an art director for TIME magazine.
- Rodriguez has created over 100 covers for magazines including TIME, The New Yorker, and Der Spiegel.
- His work often addresses political and social issues such as immigration and human rights.
- In 2018, he published a book titled “Cuba Then” which features his paintings of pre-revolutionary Cuba.
- Rodriguez’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries around the world including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
- He has won numerous awards for his illustrations including multiple Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators.
- Rodriguez currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
When was Edel Rodriguez born?
August 22, 1971 (age 50 years)
What awards has Edel Rodriguez won?
Rodriguez graduated with honors in painting from Pratt Institute in 1994 and received a MFA in painting from Manhattan’s Hunter College.
What is Edel Rodriguez known for?
Edel Rodriguez (born August 22, 1971 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American artist, illustrator, and children’s book author. Using a variety of materials, his work ranges from conceptual to portraiture and landscape.