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June 11, 2024: Commissioned by the Democratic National Committee, George Rodrigue’s “Walking Into the 21st Century” (1996) was the official inaugural poster for the second Clinton/Gore term. Join Wendy Rodrigue at the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana for a closer look at this historic Rodrigue American portrait. Filmed by Douglas Magnus for the LifeContinue reading “Clinton and Gore, 1996 by George Rodrigue
Hilliard Art Museum Film 5 of 6″

Jun 1, 2024: “He inspired me,” said George Rodrigue, when I interviewed him about his 1985 portrait of Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier. “Still does. He didn’t curl up and let his disease stop him, even after losing a foot to diabetes. He kept on playing.” Following his cancer diagnosis in May 2012, Rodrigue painted theContinue reading “Clifton Chenier (1985) by George Rodrigue
Hilliard Art Museum”

May 18, 2024: Painted in 1974, George Rodrigue’s first “Jolie Blonde” remains his most beloved. Join Wendy Rodrigue at the Hilliard Art Museum in Lafayette, Louisiana, for a closer look at this iconic Rodrigue masterpiece. Filmed by Douglas Magnus for the Life & Legacy Foundation, this video is the fourth of six in a specialContinue reading “Jolie Blonde (1974) by George Rodrigue
Hilliard Art Museum, Film 4/6″