Robert Rodriguez

Celebrate The Century: The 1980s
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (2000)

New Orleans native Robert Rodriguez has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area since graduating from Chouinard Art Institute in 1969. As a freelance illustrator originally specializing in advertising illustration and cover art for record albums, Rodriguez has also created artwork for book and magazine illustration, movie posters, and software packaging. His movie work includes posters for The Jewel of the Nile, The Two Jakes, and City Slickers II, as well as several video covers. He has also created posters for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Super Bowl XXVI, the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, and three Royal Caribbean Classic/PGA Tours. Rodriguez has exhibited his work in numerous group shows across the country, and he has also been a guest lecturer for various professional organizations and colleges. He has illustrated 14 U.S. postage stamps, including the 1998 Cinco de Mayo stamp that was issued jointly by the United States and Mexico.