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Rodrigue at the Ohr- O’Keefe Museum of Art

Commemorative EXHIBITION POSTER available! BUY NOW

Rodrigue’s Blue Dog: Discovering Late Works on Canvas and Metal

June 12 – August 18, 2018
Extended to October 6, 2018

Ohr – O’Keefe Museum of Art
IP Casino Gallery
386 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi
228.374.5547

Born and raised in southwest Louisiana, “Cajun Country,” George Rodrigue (1944-2013) 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.


Throughout, Rodrigue considered himself aligned with Surrealism, Pop, and Abstract Art —associations that are increasingly obvious in his late works.  The artist’s tremendous output, even during his illness, demonstrates his interest in bold colors, abstract shapes, large scale, and non-traditional materials.

Drawn exclusively from the Rodrigue Archives and the artist’s private collection, Rodrigue’s Blue Dog: Discovering Late Works on Canvas and Metal features twenty-five contemporary and rarely seen works of art created during the last decade of his life.  Also included is his first painting without reference to the Louisiana landscape, a striking and pivotal work from 1991 that marked the beginning of the artist’s Blue Dog Series.  Finally, selections from Swamp Dogs and Hollywood Stars combine Rodrigue’s love of reflective metal surfaces with painting, photography, and modern technology.

“If you try to paint to please a public or a critic, you’ll never create anything lasting, anything new, or anything purely your own.” –G.R.


A new interview with Wendy Rodrigue, recorded live from the museum, with NPR for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, beginning at 18:19. LISTEN NOW

Special thanks to WLOX Gulf Coast Weekend for this exhibition preview:

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  • About George Rodrigue
    ▼
    • Biography
    • Abbreviated CV
    • Timeline
    • Selected Publications
    • Life & Legacy Program
    • Videos
    • Archive Gallery (NFS)
  • Available Work
    ▼
    • Original Paintings
    • Signed Prints
    • Estate Stamped Blue Dog Prints
    • Estate Stamped Cajun Prints
    • Rare Drawings, Mixed Medias, Sculptures & Prints
    • Exhibit Posters
    • Rodrigue Jewelry
  • Visit
    ▼
    • New Orleans
      ▼
      • Event Rentals
    • Lafayette
  • Exhibitions
    ▼
    • Current & Upcoming
    • Public Sculpture
    • Permanent Exhibits
    • Past Exhibitions
  • News & Events
  • Shop
    ▼
    • Estate Stamped Blue Dog Prints
    • Estate Stamped Cajun Prints
    • Exhibit Posters
    • Rodrigue Jewelry
    • Cart
    • My Account
  • Contact
  • Appraisals/Consignments/Catalogue
  • Foundation