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George Rodrigue

1944-2013. 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,

The Blue Dog.

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“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.”

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Celebrating 40 Years of Talk About Good II at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum

In 1979 George Rodrigue loaned twelve of his Cajun paintings for use in Talk About Good II, a cookbook produced by the Junior League of Lafayette, Louisiana. The paintings introduce the book’s chapters and include dinner scenes, seafood preparations and Cajun characters, each complemented by Rodrigue’s brief descriptions. In 2019 […]

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.

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“The Blue Dog takes me anywhere,” George ...

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“The Blue Dog takes me anywhere,” George Rodrigue asserted in 1991 for the first time and in countless interviews since. “I can paint it on the far side of the moon!” Plant Me A Moon
2000
Silkscreen on paper
16 x 11 1/2 inches
Edition of 100
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Headline of George Rodrigue’s first major ...

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Headline of George Rodrigue’s first major review, “Painter Makes Bayou Country Dreary Monotonous Place” via @theadvocatebr in 1970. After the 26 year old artist was initially crushed, Rodrigue’s mood soon changed when his show completely sold out and he discovered life long friends and collectors. Create what you love, believe in yourself and the public will respond #tbt

Celebrating the season with George Rodrigue's...

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Celebrating the season with George Rodrigue's "She Knitted It For Me" from the book "Blue Dog Christmas" (pub. 2000; Stewart, Tabori & Chang, NYC)

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Banana Split Sundae, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 30x40 inches, private collection.
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As Bananas in art are in the news lately, we hope you enjoy the story behind this piece by George.
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While painting Banana Split Sundae during late nights in his New Orleans studio, Rodrigue spent his days in the garage of his foundation’s office painting a Steinway piano. He swirled the Blue Dog shapes within bright colors, suggesting music, hoping to raise significant funds and awareness, benefiting arts programs through the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts and music programs at Louisiana State University (all of which came to pass). He painted Banana Split Sundae, however, for himself. Although tight and controlled, showing a strong similarity to his piano art, the title reveals Rodrigue’s humor and release, when, after painting all day while bent over an awkward shape in a garage, he still turned to his easel at night, as one might turn to a favorite ice cream dessert.

Don’t miss Rodrigue’s original painting “A ...

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Don’t miss Rodrigue’s original painting “A Toast to Cajun Food” now on display at New Orlean’s @eatdrinksofab Museum in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the iconic Cajun cookbook Talk About Good II. .
This painting (on loan from @hilliardmuseum) joins several others from the book that are on display for the first time as a group. .
From the book’s text written by Rodrigue, “Cajun food reflects a way of life. Shown here is a traditional all-day feast which reflects the ‘joie de vivre’ which the Cajuns have kept throughout their history. They toast a good life and good food and the land they have come to love in South Louisiana.”

Life With The Poppies
2006
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Life With The Poppies
2006
Silkscreen on paper
17 x 15 in.
Hand signed by George Rodrigue
Edition of 500

On display and available at Rodrigue Studios.

George Rodrigue with his A Number One Tiger Fan ...

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George Rodrigue with his A Number One Tiger Fan painting in 2011. The work was completed in partnership with the @lsumoa for their Rodrigue retrospective exhibit on display that year. Prints of this piece benefited arts in education and continue to raise funds for non-profits through the @rodriguefoundation Print Donation Program. Good luck to @lsufootball today!

In 2010, George Rodrigue built his dream gallery ...

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In 2010, George Rodrigue built his dream gallery in New Orleans in one of the most historic buildings in the French Quarter.

For the first time, the space is available for entertaining as we continue to share the life and art of George Rodrigue.
Adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral with newly renovated second floor gallery space featuring wrap-around balcony view of both Royal Street and St. Louis Cathedral’s Botanical Gardens.

One of the “most New Orleans” venues in the heart of the French Quarter perfect for any group.

Learn more and download our Guide to Entertaining at Rodrigue Studio at link in bio.

“We think we know movie stars as people; but in ...

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“We think we know movie stars as people; but in real life they are someone else. The camera loves their look, and as a result we as an audience interpret what they think. We are seduced by their character. The Blue Dog is similar. You may look at it and think one thing, but deep down there’s always a mystery of why and what it is. These two classical icons together (Marilyn Monroe and the Blue Dog) create an even greater mystery. And to me, that’s the definition of art.” -G.R.

Pictured, artist George Rodrigue’s silkscreen "Some Like It Hot" (2012). Now available at Rodrigue Studios.

New museum exhibit celebrates the 40th Anniversary...

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New museum exhibit celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the iconic Cajun cookbook Talk About Good II!

In 1979 George Rodrigue loaned twelve of his Cajun paintings for use in Talk About Good II, a cookbook produced by the Junior League of Lafayette, Louisiana.
In 2019 we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of this iconic Cajun cookbook. 40 Years of Talk About Good will be the first of a new style of exhibit at the @eatdrinksofab located in #neworleans that features both memorabilia telling the book's history and, for the first time, a group of paintings from the book displayed publicly together.
Opens this Saturday, December 7th, 11 AM – 5:30 PM and runs through February 28, 2020. Learn more at link in bio ☝️

It was on the long drives back from The Art Center...

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It was on the long drives back from The Art Center College of Design in California during the late 1960’s that George Rodrigue developed his vision for the Louisiana landscape. He’d been thinking about it for some time – about how different South Louisiana is from other places, as well as the eighteen hundred miles of cities and countryside and Americans he passed along the way. He broke his canvas down into three elements --- tree, ground, and sky --- and he found that the combinations were endless. In the Green Grass of Daddy’s Farm we see Rodrigue taking a rare journey to revisit his unique landscape after nearly 30 years of focusing on either his Cajun or Blue Dog series.
The Green Grass of Daddy’s Farm
1998 by George Rodrigue
Acrylic on linen
16x20 inches
On view and available at Rodrigue Studios New Orleans

"She Lived Across the Bayou" is a ...

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"She Lived Across the Bayou" is a beautiful original silkscreen created by George Rodrigue in 2010. Now available exclusively through Rodrigue Studio-

Browse many available works featured in our online gallery at the link in our bio ☝️

"Knowledge and understanding are most often ...

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"Knowledge and understanding are most often gained only in the search for answers. It is this endless search that my paintings are about." -G.R.

Pictured: "It's Greek to Me" 1993 by George Rodrigue, 36x24 inches, oil on canvas. Private collection.

Easy Riders, 2002, Original silkscreen by George ...

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Easy Riders, 2002, Original silkscreen by George Rodrigue, 25x50 inches, Edition 25.
Although not a rider himself, George Rodrigue related to the seduction of the open road and the notion of freedom and Americana attached to motorcycles.

George Rodrigue with his epic large-scale Cajun ...

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George Rodrigue with his epic large-scale Cajun painting Louisiana Cowboys circa 1988 #fbf

Happy Thanksgiving! In 1950 George Rodrigue drew ...

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Happy Thanksgiving! In 1950 George Rodrigue drew and colored a turkey for his parents. On the back he wrote in a surprisingly elegant child’s script:

For Mother and Dad on Thanksgiving:
1. Visits to chapel. 9
2. Prayers in school. 40
3. Decades of rosary. 27
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George Rodrigue circa 1970

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George Rodrigue circa 1970

From the beginning there was a real challenge in ...

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From the beginning there was a real challenge in creating the dog as a sculpture, because for Rodrigue the Blue Dog only existed in two dimensions. It’s not like a dog at all; it doesn’t run, or bark and certainly doesn’t have a backside. It only exists in a specific pose and on a flat plain within a Rodrigue painting.
For years, Rodrigue was in search of a design for a sculpture that would stand on its own while retaining the strong, well-defined Blue Dog shape. By the late 1990s, the idea of a Blue Dog sculpture became almost a daily part of Rodrigue’s creative process. He toyed with multiple ideas, until, one evening while absentmindedly folding cocktail napkins in a restaurant, it came to him. Pinching together three napkins with his fingers, he balanced them on one edge, holding the concave arches between his fingers. He realized each side would be dog-front (and no backside), and the feet would match up at the bottom. He created these three-sided sculptures in aluminum, painted them with acrylic paint along with automotive paint and sealer. Over the years, he produced this sculpture in three-foot, six-foot, and eight-foot heights, as well as one which stands twenty-eight feet overlooking Veterans Memorial Boulevard in New Orleans.
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THREE IN ONE
2012 by George Rodrigue
46 x 25 x 25 inches, with 36 inch detachable pole
Acrylic paint on aluminum, with automotive sealer
Contact gallery for more information.

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Butterfly Blues (a.k.a. Butterflies are Free II)
2011
An original silkscreen by George Rodrigue
Numbered Edition of 350
#1-120 Signed by the Artist (Sold Out)
#121-350 Official Rodrigue Estate Stamp
Size: 24x18 inches
Contact gallery for more information.

Inspired by Rodrigue’s 1994 SOHO exhibition at ...

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Inspired by Rodrigue’s 1994 SOHO exhibition at The Time is Always Now gallery in New York City, this edition is a terrific early example of the artist’s use of his own photography used in print making. It features a full body Blue Dog in front of the Manhattan skyline.
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Big Apple Blues, 1995, 22x32 inches, Edition 40 (only #29 of 40 available), sold framed as is and currently on display at Rodrigue Studios New Orleans.

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