May 7, 2022: HOUMAS HOUSE AND GARDENS: Wendy Rodrigue shares her late husband’s iconic 1978 painting of his mother and aunt during a special Mother’s Day presentation in the “George Rodrigue Library” at Houmas House in Darrow, Louisiana. “I watched the Cajuns of my childhood assimilate into the American culture, unable to remain isolated inContinue reading “Houmas House, Part 1: George Rodrigue’s “Tante ‘Gite’s Gumbo””
Category Archives: Rodrigue Video Narrative
He Stopped Loving Her Today
On the 8th anniversary of George Rodrigue’s death, his widow, Wendy, shares one of the artist’s last paintings. Filmed by Douglas Magnus. *note: each time Wendy mentions April or May 2012, she intends 2013.
Lucky Dog (Hot Dog Halo)
Wendy Rodrigue shares a George Rodrigue painting from her collection and a related story from “The Other Side of the Painting” (UL Press). Filmed by Douglas Magnus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 2021.
Dog in a Box, April 2020
Wendy Rodrigue shares a bit of history from the walls of her home, spotlighting George Rodrigue’s iconic painting, “Dog in a Box” (1989), combined with a short reading from her book, “The Other Side of the Painting” (UL Press), April 2020.