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New book celebrates the art of George Rodrigue from the private collection of one of the artist\u2019s most prolific collectors<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Foreword by Nolan Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n

BUY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\"Sanders_CVR_FNL\"<\/a>In celebration of the opening of Rodrigue: Houston<\/a>, Rodrigue Studio is pleased to announce the publication of a new book featuring the art of George\u00a0Rodrigue (1944-2013), the first volume to be published since the artist\u2019s death in December 2013.<\/p>\n

Rodrigue: The Sanders Collection<\/em> contains 100 full-color images that cover the breadth of\u00a0Rodrigue\u2019s career, including his classic Louisiana landscapes, Cajun culture scenes, and the iconic\u00a0Blue Dog series which catapulted the artist to worldwide fame.<\/p>\n

Lavishly illustrated and designed, the new volume features more than 70 rarely seen and never before-published images from the private collection of Don Sanders, Houston businessman,\u00a0philanthropist, and longtime friend of George Rodrigue. An introductory essay examines the unique\u00a0relationship between artist and collector, and poignantly describes how their friendship influenced\u00a0each other\u2019s lives. Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan, a friend to both Sanders and\u00a0Rodrigue, provides a heartfelt Foreword.\"Interior2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Dog fans and collectors will be surprised and delighted to see another side to George\u00a0Rodrigue\u2019s artistic endeavors beyond the canvas \u2013 sculptures, glass renderings, photography,\u00a0mixed media pieces, art installations, silkscreens, sketches, and even wine labels. The Sanders\u00a0collection also features many paintings of Blue Dog wearing different coats of colors, along with\u00a0rarely seen Rodrigue paintings of cats. Don Sanders, a dog lover and a cat lover, is an animal\u00a0rights activist who founded the animal adoption and rescue organization in Houston called \u201cFriends\u00a0for Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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RODRIGUE: THE SANDERS COLLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

George Rodrigue
\nForeword by Nolan Ryan
\nPublished by Rodrigue Studio
\nHardcover $85.00 \/ 221 pages \/ 100 full-color illustrations
\nISBN: 978-0-692-28195-6
\nPublication Date: April 25, 2015<\/p>\n

From Publisher\u2019s Weekly, Week of May 18, 2015:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTexan art collector Don Sanders shares his impressive trove of work by the late Louisiana painter George Rodrigue, the artist behind the Blue Dog paintings, in this hefty, four-color celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCajun born Rodrigue (1944\u20132013) discovered art while stricken with polio as a child. In adulthood he became an interpreter of Cajun lore, using mythical figures as subjects for his paintings\u2014such as Jolie Blonde\u2014against a Rousseau-esque forest backdrop. Yet it is the cocked ear and vivid colors of the cartoonish pup that brought him fame in the art world and captured the fancy of Sanders, a passionate animal lover and founder of a no-kill animal shelter in Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe monograph charts the relationship between artist and patron, which began in 1998 when they met in a gallery in California. Grateful for the support, Rodrigue compared the generosity of his benefactor to that of the Medicis for his zeal as a great patron.\u201d
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