EDEL RODRIGUEZ is a Cuban American artist and author who has exhibited internationally with shows in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Spain. His latest book is The Mango Tree/La mata de mango: A Picture Book (Harry N. Abrams). Rodriguez has received the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators and was the art director of Time magazine. Books he has illustrated include Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Smith Jr., Float Like a Butterfly by Ntozake Shange, Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy, and Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter. His clients include The New York Times, Time, and The New Yorker, among other publications and book publishers. Rodriguez’s artwork is in the collections of various institutions, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., as well as in numerous private collections. He lives with his wife and daughter in New Jersey.
