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Mar 18, 2025 ALEXANDRIA: Join Wendy Rodrigue for a brief tour of The River is the Road: Paintings by George Rodrigue featuring 52 artworks from 1968-2013, including Louisiana Landscapes, Cajun Folklife, Mystical Blue Dogs and, always, Surrealism, exploring the river in Rodrigue’s paintings as a metaphor for the journey of life. Organized by the GeorgeContinue reading “George Rodrigue at Alexandria Museum of Art”

Mar 13, 2025: ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART Born March 13, 1944, George Rodrigue was the only child of George, Sr. and Marie Courrege Rodrigue. Enjoy the story behind a classic Rodrigue painting, “Boudreaux in a Barrel”(1972), adapted by George from a family photograph, circa 1920, and featuring his parents. Exhibition organized by the Life &Continue reading “Rodrigue’s “Boudreaux in a Barrel” (1972)
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Mar 11, 2025: ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART A large scale and rarely seen historical masterpiece, George Rodrigue’s “Louisiana Cowboys” (1987) is on view through June 21, 2025 at the Alexandria Museum of Art in Alexandria, Louisiana, as part of The River is the Road Paintings: Paintings by George Rodrigue. Exhibition organized by the George RodrigueContinue reading ““Louisiana Cowboys” 1987 by George Rodrigue”

Jan 16, 2025 NEW ORLEANS: The painting that started it all, “Watchdog” (1984) by George Rodrigue (1944-2013) shared by Wendy Rodrigue at the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. Part 1 of a 5 part series with George Rodrigue’s widow, Wendy, on the story behind his famous Blue Dog Series. See the originalContinue reading “Blue Dog: The Story of Rodrigue’s Famous Series”

Dec 31, 2024: Since establishing the George Rodrigue Life & Legacy Foundation, now eight years ago, 2024 included our widest and most effective outreach to date in sharing this unique art and storytelling programming inspired by my late husband, George Rodrigue. I brought original Rodrigue paintings into 49 schools and delivered 110 presentations, reaching 6300Continue reading “A New Slant on Life, Through Art!
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Dec 17, 2024 NEW ORLEANS Filmed at the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum, Wendy Rodrigue shares the story behind George Rodrigue’s magnificent 1971 painting, “The Daughters of Andre Chastant,” as told to her by her late husband. See Rodrigue: Before the Blue Dog on view through September 2025 at the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum in NewContinue reading “The Daughters of Andre Chastant”