Aug 26, 2025, NEW ORLEANS: Join Wendy Rodrigue for memories of George Rodrigue and New Orleans, as she recalls the months following Hurricane Katrina. Filmed by Douglas Magnus in Spanish Plaza at the Mississippi River, August 2025.
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Mamou Riding Academy
by George Rodrigue, 1971
AUGUST 4, 2025 NEW ORLEANS: Join Wendy Rodrigue at the Cabildo Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans for a closer look at George Rodrigue’s classic 1971 painting, Mamou Riding Academy. Exhibition continues through September 28, 2025. Filmed by Douglas Magnus for the George Rodrigue Life & Legacy Foundation as part of a series of VideoContinue reading “Mamou Riding Academy
by George Rodrigue, 1971″
A Late Blue Dog Masterpiece
by George Rodrigue (2013)
May 23, 2025 ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART: One of Rodrigue’s last paintings, “He Stopped Loving Her Today” (2013) has an unmatched depth of story and style. Join Wendy Rodrigue Magnus for the moving history behind this highly personal masterpiece, one of the most significant of Rodrigue’s career, and a focal point of the new film,Continue reading “A Late Blue Dog Masterpiece
by George Rodrigue (2013)”
Rodrigue and Magnus Collaborate in Santa Fe
May 16, 2025: SANTA FE: A delightful recap includes George Rodrigue and Douglas Magnus during an art and storytelling session in Santa Fe Public Schools. “Santa Fe 400” is a collaborative artwork blending Rodrigue and Magnus in one design, 2010. Featuring Wendy Rodrigue Magnus, sharing artworks from her private collection with 4th grade students atContinue reading “Rodrigue and Magnus Collaborate in Santa Fe”
Hawaiian Blues by George Rodrigue
Apr 20, 2025 ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART: Perhaps the most famous of the Blue Dog Series paintings, George Rodrigue’s “Hawaiian Blues” was commissioned by the department store Neiman Marcus in 1998 for the cover of their catalogue. Join Rodrigue’s widow, Wendy, for the story, filmed by Douglas Magnus at the Alexandria Museum of Art inContinue reading “Hawaiian Blues by George Rodrigue”