How did a cocker spaniel/terrier mix with wild blue hair and soulful golden eyes capture not just the hearts of art lovers, but ordinary people all over the world? It’s just one of many questions ...
During an interview for “BLUE: The Life and Art of George Rodrigue,” the artist’s son Jacques says that if you had called his grandmother a “Cajun,” she might have slapped your face. But the ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Acclaimed Louisiana artist George Rodrigue was best known for his world-famous “Blue Dog” paintings, and now, his life story is being told in a new documentary film airing on PBS.
The ghosts of George Rodrigue’s Acadiana childhood populate the pre-Blue Dog paintings that would one day bring him renown far beyond the bayou. The spectral depictions of friends, neighbors and ...
For the first time in 30 years, all fans of George Rodrigue will be given a peek into the Blue Dog artist's studio. It'll happen when PBS premieres the documentary "BLUE: The Life and Art of George ...