{"id":3996,"date":"2015-08-04T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2015-10-07T09:28:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T14:28:03","slug":"rodrigue-selections-from-the-don-sanders-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/rodrigue-selections-from-the-don-sanders-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigue: Selections from the Don Sanders Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rodrigue: The Sanders Collection<\/em>\u00a0opens at Rodrigue Studio, Lafayette on October 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

1434 S College Rd.
\nLafayette, LA <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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ON VIEW\u00a0IN NEW ORLEANS FROM AUGUST 8 – OCTOBER 4<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Artist George Rodrigue\u2019s family presents a new exhibition highlighting the relationship between artist and collector<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a><\/p>\n

Located at 730 Royal Street (behind St. Louis Cathedral)<\/a><\/p>\n

As George Rodrigue\u2019s greatest collector, Houston businessman Don Sanders has accumulated roughly 100 original works by the artist, including paintings, sculpture, photography, installations, and unique gifts.\u00a0 <\/span>Following the tremendous success of Rodrigue:\u00a0 <\/span>Houston<\/i><\/a><\/span>, a two-month Spring 2015<\/span> exhibition in Houston, Texas that saw nearly 10,000 visitors and 1,000 area school children, the Rodrigue Family joins Sanders in presenting a similar exhibition in New Orleans, highlighting select pieces from this important private collection.\u00a0 <\/span>These include\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"donandgeorge\"<\/a>

Don Sanders and George Rodrigue<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

*Cajun and Blue Dog paintings such as The Yellow Rolls of Jolie Blonde<\/i> (1989) and a circular \u201cMandala\u201d series of Blue Dogs (2002), on view for the first time in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

*Rare paintings of cats, including Bayou Blue Cat<\/i> (1994) and Cat Tie<\/i> (2010).\u00a0 <\/span>Rodrigue donated Cat Tie<\/i> to Friends for Life Animal Shelter in Houston, Texas, where it raised $180,000 at auction, finding its way later into Sanders\u2019 collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Rascal <\/i>(2009), a beagle painted for the cover of author Ken Wells\u2019 coming-of-age novel, also called Rascal<\/i> (2010, Knopf Books for Young Readers).<\/span><\/p>\n

\""God<\/a>

“God Bless America”, George Rodrigue, 2001<\/p><\/div>\n

*God Bless America<\/i> (2001) and We Will Rise Again<\/i> (2005), on public view for the first time since the 2008 Rodrigue retrospective at the New Orleans Museum of Art.\u00a0 Prints from these paintings raised $1.2 million for humanitarian relief following 9\/11 and Hurricane Katrina.<\/p>\n

Over time, Rodrigue and Sanders developed a great and genuine friendship.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI don\u2019t know how you measure friendship,\u201d reflects Sanders,\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cbut George was one of my dearest and most treasured friends.\u00a0 <\/span>He was like my psychiatrist.\u00a0 <\/span>I spoke with him nearly every day and always felt better at the end of the conversation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A new book, Rodrigue:\u00a0 <\/span>The Sanders Collection<\/i><\/a> (221 pages, 100 full-color illustrations), accompanies this exhibition and features a Foreword by baseball legend, Nolan Ryan, a mutual friend to both Sanders and Rodrigue. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"We-Will-Rise-Again\"<\/a>

We Will Rise Again, George Rodrigue, 2005<\/p><\/div>\n

WHAT:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cRodrigue:\u00a0 <\/span>Selections from the Don Sanders Collection,\u201d featuring 24 rarely seen original artworks painted by George Rodrigue between 1980 and 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Opens Saturday, August 8<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> during Dirty Linen Night, 6-9 p.m.\u00a0 <\/span>Exhibition continues through October 4<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span> 2015.\u00a0 <\/span>Open Mon-Sat, 10-6; Sundays 12-5.\u00a0 <\/span>Free.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Rodrigue Studio, 730 Royal Street, New Orleans<\/span><\/p>\n

WHY:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>George Rodrigue\u2019s family shares his artistic legacy with periodic thematic exhibitions of original artwork, borrowed from private collections and Rodrigue\u2019s personal archives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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