John Guidici, Capedro (AKA Capidro)
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Location:
San Mateo, California, USA (Map)
Status:
Non Extant
Artist:
Materials:
cement, ceramic, pebbles, shells, statues, tiles, toys











October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
October 1975
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
Photograph by Seymour Rosen. ©SPACES
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About the Artist/Site
A retired gardener, Guidici began ornamenting his Menlo Park home in 1932, beginning with a small fish pond in the back. Over the next 40 years, he surrounded the pond with elaborate arches, rooms, caves, waterfalls, ponds, shrines, and walls, all painstakingly decorated with pebbles, shells, tiles, and other collectibles pressed into a cement and sand mixture. Known as Capidro, this well-ordered site is no longer extant. California Historical Landmark #939.
~ Jo Farb Hernández
SPACES Archive Holdings
4 folders: clippings, correspondence, images
Related Documents
Postcard for John Giudici exhibition, 1987
Letter to Mary Young from Rob Selway, 9/22/1977
Timeline and site info for Capedro, 1991
Letter to Michael Giudici from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 10/19/1990
Letter to Wanda Corn from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 1/9/1991
Letter to David Neuman from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 1/11/1991
Letter to David Neuman from Helene Fried, Helen Fried Associates, 1/8/1991
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Tony (May?), 2/6/1991
Letter to Rene di Rosa from Robert A. Rees, UCLA Extension, 2/5/1991
Letter to Rene di Rosa from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 2/10/1991
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Valerie Mendoza, 10/15/1987
note to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Tony May, 10/9/1987
memo to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Tony May
Letter to Tony May from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 9/17/1987
Letter to Valerie Young from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 10/23/1987
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Valerie Young, 7/14/1987
Letter to Mary Young from SPACES/Susan Alderson Hoffman, 5/20/1981
Letter to Tony May from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 7/27/1987
Letter to Tony May from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 6/3/1986
Letter to Tom (Tony) May from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 2/7/1986
business card for Michael’s Volcano Company
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Michael Henderson
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Mary (Poza?)
Letter to John Giudici from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 9/22/1976
copy of application for a certificate of arrival, 9/20/1940
Letter to Mary Young from Dr. Knox Mellon, Office of Historic Preservation, 10/3/1977
Letter to Mary Young from Dr. Knox Mellon, Office of Historic Preservation, 11/15/1977
Certificate-change of residence notice and travel permit, 8/16/1942
Instructions for change of residence notice
Declaration of intention, 8/28/2012
Instructions for declaration of intention
Copy of Certificate of identification, 8/28/2012
Agreement of Exchange, deed transfer from John Giudici to Pete Nielsen
Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Tony May, SJSU, 9/1/1987
Map and site information
Not Exact Address
San Mateo, California, United States
Latitude/Longitude: 37.443596 / -122.179378