Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, “Cajun Country,” George Rodrigue preserved on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage — including its land, people, traditions and mythology. It was a Cajun legend, the loup-garou, that spawned his most famous series,
“I grew up feeling a strong relationship to the old things, to the old culture, and I got a stronger feeling when I went to Los Angeles to school. I really started to understand how different I was and how different my Louisiana was.”
I’ve always approached painting knowing that my job is not to make an accurate representation of a subject–
IT’S GOT TO TRANSCEND THAT.
Celebrating Thirty Years in New Orleans 1989-2019 Opening Reception with the Rodrigue Family Saturday, January 12, 2019 6-8 p.m. Rodrigue Studio 730 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana R.S.V.P. 504-581-4244 or info@georgerodrigue.com A glimpse of George Rodrigue’s American Dream: Celebrating 30 Years in New Orleans from Wendy Rodrigue and WVUE FOX 8 […]
