The Art of George Rodrigue


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Long overdue, this volume is a retrospective on the artist most noted for theBlue Dog, covering his 40-year career.




Blue Dog Speaks


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"'Blue dog speaks' is the first book to emphasize Rodrigue's witty and insightful titles alongside his works. Both playful and thought-provoking, this beautifully illustrated gift book will delight Blue Dog fans and introduce newcomers to the pop culture phenomenon that is Blue Dog"--Back cover.




Blue Dog Man


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Blue Dog has become a touchstone of contemporary American culture, and in this edition of 70 brilliant paintings, the reader is taken on an unprecedented journey into the heart of the Blue Dog generation. Full color.




Why is Blue Dog Blue?


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This vibrant introduction to the world of colors offers young readers and adults alike a Blue Dog tour of the artist's palette.




George Rodrigue Prints


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Born in 1944 and raised in the heart of French Louisiana, George Rodrigue is best known for his Blue Dog paintings and prints, which catapulted him to worldwide fame in the mid-1980s. This long-awaited catalogue Raisonné of his prints contains over six hundred lithographs and silkscreens, many of which are previously unpublished. A foreword by E. John Bullard, the director of the New Orleans Museum of Art; an introduction by Rodrigue’s archivist and wife, Wendy Wolfe Rodrigue; and explanatory text by the artist himself provide a foundation for understanding the prints within the personal and cultural context in which they were created.




The Other Side of the Painting


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In this collection, Rodrigue restructures and approaches anew various essays from her blog "Musings of an artist's wife," exposing the personal history and inspirations that brought her not only to a life devoted to art history, but also to a life as muse and archivist to one artist: her husband, the painter George Rodrigue.




A Blue Dog Christmas


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In A Blue Dog Christmas, George Rodrigue takes readers back in time, to New Iberia, Louisiana, in the 1950s. On a quiet street in this sleepy bayou town, the twelve-year-old George Rodrigue found his calling, and discovered that the true meaning of Christmas is not to give, but to create.




George Rodrigue


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Shows and describes paintings from each stage of the artist's career, and looks at themes in his work, especially that of the blue dog




Are You Blue Dog's Friend?


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Celebrates friendship in all its shapes and sizes.




Blue Dog in Love (B& N Valentine Edition)


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A colorful portrait of an unusual artist, this book highlights the paintings of one George Rodrigue who, particularly upon meeting his wife, often created artwork based on his life with her, though substituting a blue dog in place of himself.