George Rodrigue Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne 1970-2007

George Rodrigue Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne 1970-2007

From Publishers WeeklyThe blue dog stares out from the image, one ear up, paws out in front. Is it a menacing or pleading stare? Is this a dangerous pooch or a mournful one? However it's interpreted, the Blue Dog is a compelling image that has appealed to millions and has made its creator, George Rodrigue, an artistic icon. More fascinated with his Blue Dog than Warhol was with his soup cans, Rodrigue has used silk screening to replicate, in a variety of settings both real and imagined, his version of the Cajun loup-garou-the mythological werewolf imported by the French. The dog dominates Rodrigue's career and his catalogue raisonn