In 2009, Rodrigue formed the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts (GRFA), a non-profit organization which advocates the importance of the visual arts in children's development.

Born and raised in Cajun Country, Louisiana, U.S.A., artist George Rodrigue portrayed on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage—-including its land, people, traditions, and mythology.

George Rodrigue, his story, his artistic contribution, his entire life, are a vivid part of the Louisiana landscape, and continue to be an important part of the art world in America and beyond.

George Rodrigue passed away in October of 2013, but his works, and the Blue Dog, remain a symbol of Louisiana Culture and a status symbol among Louisiana natives spread around the world.

George Rodrigue was an American painter known for his iconic and long-running Blue Dog series of paintings. Beginning in the late 1980s, Rodrigue painted a reoccurring character of a blue dog with …

Official page for Louisiana artist George Rodrigue (1944-2013) and Rodrigue Studios. Celebrating George’s life & art through his Cajuns and Blue Dogs.

Born and raised in Cajun Country, Louisiana, U.S.A., artist George Rodrigue portrayed on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage---including its land, people, traditions, and mythology.

Dec 30, 2025 · Jourdan Rodrigue is a senior NFL writer for The Athletic. Previously, she covered the Los Angeles Rams for The Athletic, the Carolina Panthers for The Athletic and The Charlotte Observer, …

Born and raised in Cajun Country, Louisiana, artist George Rodrigue portrayed on his canvas what he feared was his dying heritage—including its land, people, traditions, and mythology.

Rodrigue is the subject of twelve books as well as numerous museum exhibitions, including career retrospectives held at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee (2007) and the New …