1995 New Orleans Jazz Festival By George Rodrigue

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

1995 "New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" Poster Signed By: George RodrigueNumberedMint Condition! Great Condition! Never Been Framed!Print Size: 21 X 35Louis ArmstrongBy George RodrigueTwenty-first in the series. By 1995, George Rodrigue, had been crafting his insightful naive images of his native Cajun culture for two decades. But it wasn't until he began painting his departed dog as a blue ghost that the world took notice. His charming portrait of "Satchmo" Louis Armstrong, the greatest horn player New Orleans ever produced, was sold out before the Festival's second weekend was fully under way.George RodrigueFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Rodrigue" redirects here. For the Franco-Belgian comics artist, see Michel Rodrigue . For Rodrigues, see Rodrigues (disambiguation) . George Rodrigue Born March 13, 1944New Iberia , Louisiana , USA Died December 14, 2013 (aged 69)Houston , Texas Nationality American Education University of Louisiana at Lafayette Known for PainterGeorge Rodrigue (March 13, 1944 - December 14, 2013) was an American artist originally from New Iberia , Louisiana , who in the late 1960s began painting Louisiana landscapes , followed soon after by outdoor family gatherings and southwest Louisiana 19th century and early 20th century genre scenes . His paintings often include moss-clad oak trees , common to an area of French Louisiana known as Acadiana . In the mid-1990s Rodrigue's Blue Dog paintings , based on a Cajun legend called loup-garou , catapulted him to worldwide fame.His funeral mass was open to the public, held St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, New Orleans.Contents [ hide ] 1 Biography 1.1 Death 2 Response to Hurricane Katrina 3 George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 4 Publications 5 Sundry titles 6 Accolades 7 References 8 External linksBiography [ edit ]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 near the banks of the Bayou Teche running 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 Pasadena , California . He returned to Louisiana in the late 1960s, and became well known for his interpretations of Cajun subjects and landscapes, inspired by his roots.Rodrigue's early notable works include The Aioli Dinner , which divides its time between the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art , and The Class of Marie Courrege , which won an Honorable Mention from Le Salon in Paris France, 1975, prompting the French newspaper, Le Figaro , to dub Rodrigue "America's Rousseau." His most famous works include the Acadian heroine, Evangeline , portrayed in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (1847) [1] and the Cajun modern-day Evangeline, Jolie Blonde. [2] He also designed three posters for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , which feature portraits of Louis Armstrong , Pete Fountain and Al Hirt . Between 1985 and 1989, Rodrigue painted the Saga of the Acadians , a series of fifteen paintings chronicling the Acadian journey from France to Nova Scotia to Louisiana and ending with the official return visit to Grand Pré. [3]"The yellow eyes are really the soul of the dog. He has this piercing stare. People say the dog keeps talking to them with the eyes, always saying something different. People who have seen a Blue Dog painting always remember it. They are really about life, about mankind searching for answers. The dog never changes position. He just stares at you. And you're looking at him, looking for some answers, 'Why are we here?,' and he's just looking back at you, wondering the same. The dog doesn't know. You can see this longing in his eyes, this longing for love, answers." -- Rodrigue on the Blue Dog [4]More recently and worldwide he is known for his creation of the Blue Do... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.