2002
From New Iberia, Louisiana, George Rodrigue is known for his Blue Dog series, inspired by his long-deceased childhood pet, Tiffany, whom he posed with other animals and people for his popular paintings and prints.
Rodrigue had early art talent, and while ill for nearly a year, he used watercolors and crayons to pass the time, and this activity set his future. He studied at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and in Los Angeles at the Art Center College of Design. For a while, Rodrigue painted Abstract Expressionist works but then went back to creating paintings that reflected his own Cajun culture, including folk tales and bayou and swamp landscapes.
Gradually a black and white spaniel, based on his childhood companion, Tiffany, increasingly appeared in Rodgrigue's paintings and became the Blue Dog, now a compelling and humorous Pop figure in his original works and silkscreen reproductions. In 2000, representatives of the Xerox corporation commissioned Rodrigue with a multi-million dollar contract to do a series of Blue Dog paintings to promote their printers.
Rodrigue was also the artist for the Absolut Vodka ads and created the artwork for three New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival posters. The 1995 poster, with the portrait of Louis Armstrong, as well as the one created in 1996 that featured Pete Fountain, have become collector's items.
Rodrigue and his wife, Wendy, created the House of Blues Foundation Room to support arts and cultural programs for youth. Money is raised through the sale of his paintings. A George Rodrigue museum is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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(Biography provided by Louisiana Art, LLC)
Oh Say Can You See - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a dark blue background with various sizes of Blue Dog soulful yellow eyes and 3 dogs; 1 white & black, 1 red and one blue. All dogs...
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Between My Good Brothers White - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of dimensional dogs; 1 red dog between 2 blue dogs on a white background with Earth behind the head of the red dog. All the dogs have soulful yellow eyes...
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Three Amigos - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 3 animals sitting in a warm park scene of pink sky, blue bushes, black tree and green grass. The main animal is the blue dog with a gray cat on one side and a brown & white dog...
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Absolut Dog - Signed Silkscreen Blue Dog Print
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of the dog sitting on a red background with a frame of blue. The dogs ears are in the shape of Absolut Vodka bottles. The dog has soulful yellow eyes. ...
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George's Sweet Inspirations -Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog Holiday Print Sale
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of 3 dogs on a red background with a strand of holly trim across the bottom and drawings of a holiday light and Christmas tree ornaments. There is a blue dog in the center of a black and a white Retriever...
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Stripes - Signed Silkscreen Print Blue Dog
By George Rodrigue
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a blue dog sporting a tie with the appearance of an American flag of stars and stripes. The background is alternating red and white stripes as on an A...
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Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 141/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
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George Rodrigue Signed Screenprint, Pop Art, 2000, George's Sweet Inspirations
By George Rodrigue
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: George Rodrigue Title: George's Sweet Inspirations Medium: Screenprint on paper Year: 2000 Edition: Artist Proof Frame Size: 27 3/4" x 23 1/8" Sheet Size: 22 1/4" x 17 5/8" I...
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Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Purity of Soul (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 142/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival pap...
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GEORGE RODRIGUE George's Sweet Inspirations - Hand Signed, serigraph
By George Rodrigue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen print featuring one of Rodrigue’s iconic Blue Dogs, signed and numbered Artist Proof in gold marker. Published in 2000, this work belongs to the most recognizable series b...
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George's Sweet Inspirations, Hand Signed Screen Print, 20/150, Blue Dog, Framed
By George Rodrigue
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen Print in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right in gold ink by George Rodrigue. Hand numbered 20/150 lower left in gold ink. Image size: 20 x 15.5 inches. Sheet size: 22 x 17.5 inches. Frame size: 25 x 20.5 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. About the Artist: George Rodrigue (born March 13, 1944) is a Cajun artist who grew up in New Iberia, Louisiana. Rodrigue began painting outdoor family gatherings framed by moss-clad oak trees in an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana. Rodrigue attended the Brothers of the Christian Schools all-male high school called St. Peter's College, (now Catholic High School) which was located near St. Peter's Church, and on the banks of the Bayou Teche as it runs through New Iberia. He studied art formally at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana) and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He later trained in New York, and became well known for his abstract expressionism of Cajun subjects, inspired by his roots. Rodrigue’s early notable works include The Aioli Dinner and Three Oaks. His most famous works include the Acadian heroine, Evangeline, portrayed in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) and the Cajun modern-day Evangeline, Jolie Blonde...
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Midnight Surprise (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
By George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Midnight Surprise (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2000 Edition: 62/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 22 x 17.5 inches Con...
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