Jul 28, 2023: In 1999, George Rodrigue partnered with the department store Neiman Marcus to create a painting, print, and catalogue cover commemorating the year 2000. Join Wendy Rodrigue for a lively telling of the backstory, filmed by Douglas Magnus at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, Louisiana. Don’t miss “The River isContinue reading “Rodrigue’s Millennium”
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Evangeline in Bronze by George Rodrigue
Jul 19, 2023 LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES: Learn the fascinating story behind George Rodrigue’s magnificent 1975 bronze statue of Longfellow’s Evangeline in this video narrative with Wendy Rodrigue, widow of artist George Rodrigue, filmed at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. See the exhibition, Written in the Stars: Celebrating 100 Louisiana Luminaries, on viewContinue reading “Evangeline in Bronze by George Rodrigue”
Rodrigue’s “I Live in Two Worlds” at the Louisiana State Archives
Jul 19, 2023 LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES: George Rodrigue’s 2010 painting, “I Live in Two Worlds” (24×18, acrylic on canvas), is part of the exhibition, Written in the Stars: Celebrating 100 Louisiana Luminaries, currently on view at the Louisiana State Archives in Baton Rouge through December 8, 2023. Life & Legacy’s Curator of Exhibitions, Dana Holland-Beickert,Continue reading “Rodrigue’s “I Live in Two Worlds” at the Louisiana State Archives”
July 17-19, 2023
Teachers’ Institute at West Baton Rouge Museum
This week, Wendy is delighted to share George Rodrigue and his paintings with Baton Rouge area teachers during the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Summer Institute. This year’s Teachers’ Institute is designed to coincide with the exhibit, The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue, which will be on display at the West Baton Rouge MuseumContinue reading “July 17-19, 2023
Teachers’ Institute at West Baton Rouge Museum”
July 14, 2023
Exhibition Tour with Senator Bill Cassidy
What a day! We are extremely honored that U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy expressed a great interest in viewing this magnificent installation of George Rodrigue’s paintings, The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue, currently on view at the West Baton Rouge Museum. He took the time to really look… and he saw! He beautifullyContinue reading “July 14, 2023
Exhibition Tour with Senator Bill Cassidy”
June 16, 2023
Opening Reception and surrounding events for
The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue
The events surrounding the June 16 opening of this exhibition were spectacular, and it’s only the beginning! In the videos and photos below, enjoy glimpses of opening night (June 16), two gallery talks (June 17 and 18), docent training, and “Rodrigue’s Blue Dog Summer Art Camp” (June 19 and 26) at the West Baton RougeContinue reading “June 16, 2023
Opening Reception and surrounding events for
The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue”
Rodrigue’s Art of Compromise (or not)
Jul 7, 2023 WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: An unlikely lesson late in life remains a ghost-like mystery within George Rodrigue’s loose and sketch-like acrylic landscapes of 2009. Filmed within the exhibition, “George Rodrigue: The River is the Road,” at the West Baton Rouge Museum, with Wendy Rodrigue by Douglas Magnus. Organized by the Life &Continue reading “Rodrigue’s Art of Compromise (or not)”
Imaginate: Johannesburg, South Africa
Enjoy this enchanting selection of work that was sent to us all the way from South Africa, via our friend, Stacey Rozen of Johannesburg, a past recipient of the Women’s International Study Center fellowship at the Acequia Madre House in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From Imaginate’s founder Gill Haggis: “Stacey’s gorgeous gift of the BlueContinue reading “Imaginate: Johannesburg, South Africa”