George often noted that had he painted the Blue Dog as a young man, he would have ruined it. It was because he first painted twenty-five years of Cajuns that he recognized the personal value in ensuring, as much as possible, that the Blue Dog remained his, even as it was adopted in the heartsContinue reading “A Message from Wendy Rodrigue”
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Curatorial Statement
by Dana Holland-Beickert
It was 2006 when I first met George Rodrigue and his wife Wendy to discuss a forthcoming museum retrospective of his work. George was smiling from the moment he walked in the door, and I fondly recall his thick Cajun accent and hard-to-forget laugh. The couple was charming and down-to-earth, without the slightest hint ofContinue reading “Curatorial Statement
by Dana Holland-Beickert”
Outreach Recap
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Wendy Rodrigue brought the Life & Legacy Tour to its ninth state, sharing George Rodrigue’s life and art with students in Wolfeboro, NH! With gratitude to Art teacher Stephen Arinello, Principal Corinne Rowe, Principal Brian Beaverstock, Angela Carter of Avery Insurance, our sponsors Vicki and Todd O’Dowd of Avery Insurance, plus the wonderful students andContinue reading “Outreach Recap
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire”
Electric Aura Dog (1992) by George Rodrigue
Sep 22, 2023: This unique artwork returned to Rodrigue five years after he created it and remained as part of his personal collection. Carved by his friend, master woodworker John Calder Shiell, mahogany reliefs such as this one were Rodrigue’s first attempts at creating a Blue Dog sculpture while staying true to the image asContinue reading “Electric Aura Dog (1992) by George Rodrigue”
Rodrigue’s 1971
“Miss July 4th of Carencro, Louisiana”
Sep 19, 2023: George Rodrigue’s Cajun Series paintings play an important role in the exhibition George Rodrigue: Painting for Myself on view through January 2, 2024 at the Museum of New Art in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Afterwards, the exhibition travels to the Bayou Teche Museum in George’s hometown of New Iberia, Louisiana, in celebration ofContinue reading “Rodrigue’s 1971
“Miss July 4th of Carencro, Louisiana””
Cathedral Paintings by George Rodrigue
Sep 14, 2023: Filmed by Douglas Magnus at The Museum of New Art in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, join Wendy Rodrigue for a video narrative highlighting two rarely seen George Rodrigue paintings from the couple’s Carmel, California home. Exhibition continues at MONA through January 2, 2024. Sponsored by Avery Insurance.