An overview of the colorful mural which now graces the south entrance of the Jewell County Health Department.
Ismael Rodriguez, a 44-year-old known around Jewell County as Mae, worked with the Jewell County Health 365 Coalition to create an uplifting mural that can be seen on the south side of the Rural Health Department building just off Highway 36 in Mankato. The mural took Rodriguez approximately two weeks to complete because of rainy weather.
As the middle child of five children, three brothers and a sister, Rodriguez was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. His family is artistic and worked in furniture manufacturing while Rodriguez was growing up.
Rodriguez's talent was apparent at the age of...
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