{"id":4140,"date":"2015-10-08T11:04:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2015-12-19T08:19:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T14:19:31","slug":"louisiana-graveyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/louisiana-graveyards\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigue: Louisiana Graveyards"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Rodrigue: Louisiana Graveyards<\/em> extended to February 21.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cRODRIGUE:\u00a0 LOUISIANA GRAVEYARDS\u201d OPENS OCT. 7TH IN NEW ORLEANS<\/b><\/p>\n

George Rodrigue\u2019s family presents a new exhibition highlighting the artist\u2019s lifelong interest in Louisiana\u2019s cemeteries<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThe Family of Artist George Rodrigue presents \u201cLouisiana Graveyards,\u201d a collection of original paintings, drawings, silkscreens, and photographs by George Rodrigue ranging in date from 1971 to 2013.\u00a0 <\/span>This unprecedented exhibition includes fifteen original artworks borrowed from private collectors and the Rodrigue Archives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saints on the Bayou, 2015; Original Silkscreen Designed by George Rodrigue and Released Posthumously, 22×40 inches, Estate Stamped and Numbered Edition of 250, $500* (*price subject to change without notice)<\/p><\/div>\n

Background:<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>Rodrigue\u2019s parents were the youngest of a combined 24 siblings.\u00a0 <\/span>As a result, young George grew up attending funerals.\u00a0 <\/span>He recalled his mother white-washing the tombs of her parents on All Saints Day, and he often helped his father in the family business, \u201cRodrigue\u2019s Portable Concrete Burial Vaults.\u201d READ MORE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

He also grew up in a Cajun-French and Catholic community that produced strangely beautiful Cities of the Dead, a description often applied to cemeteries in south Louisiana where, due to the high water table, the dead rest above the ground in concrete tombs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibition:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>This unique exhibition spans Rodrigue\u2019s entire oeuvre, including Landscapes, Cajuns, and Blue Dogs, as well as selections from Bodies<\/a>, a late series of female nudes inspired by New Orleans\u2019s historic cemeteries.\u00a0 <\/span>An accompanying wall text and extended labels provide detailed background information on the works, including quotes from the artist.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI try to show that the tombs and the people are very much alike,\u201d explained George Rodrigue about his paintings. \u201cThey both are suspended.\u00a0 <\/span>They both are painted the same.\u00a0 <\/span>They both have the same texture, and they both are locked in south Louisiana.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Paintings include A Sea Chest of Secrets<\/i> (1984), Rodrigue\u2019s representation of Pirate Jean Lafitte; the iconic Watchdog<\/i> (1984), the first Blue Dog painting; and Bat Dog<\/i> (1991), featured on the cover of October\u2019s Where<\/i> Magazine, New Orleans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

READ MORE<\/strong><\/a> about\u00a0tombs in George Rodrigue’s life and art.<\/p>\n

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WHAT:<\/b><\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cRodrigue:\u00a0 <\/span>Louisiana Graveyards,\u201d featuring 15 rarely seen original artworks by George Rodrigue created between 1971 and 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHEN:<\/b><\/span> Oct. 7th through Dec. 19<\/del><\/span>th<\/sup><\/span><\/del> 2015<\/del>.\u00a0Extended to February 21, 2016.<\/strong>\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":"

UPDATE: Rodrigue: Louisiana Graveyards extended to February 21. \u201cRODRIGUE:\u00a0 LOUISIANA GRAVEYARDS\u201d OPENS OCT. 7TH IN NEW ORLEANS George Rodrigue\u2019s family presents a new exhibition highlighting the artist\u2019s lifelong interest in Louisiana\u2019s cemeteries The Family of Artist George Rodrigue presents \u201cLouisiana Graveyards,\u201d a collection of original paintings, drawings, silkscreens, and photographs by George Rodrigue ranging in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRodrigue: Louisiana Graveyards - George Rodrigue Studios<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/louisiana-graveyards\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rodrigue: Louisiana Graveyards - 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