The Art of George Rodrigue
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4197-0317-1 (ISBN)
Description
Born and raised in the heart of French Louisiana, George Rodrigue is best known for his Blue Dog paintings. Rodrigue, who began painting in the third grade while bedridden with polio, had already won local acclaim for his rich portrayals of the landscape and people he grew up with when Blue Dog transformed the image of the original Cajun werewolf dog into an international pop icon. This accessible paperback edition of The Art of George Rodrigue is a retrospective featuring 265 paintings spanning Rodrigue's career. With text by art historian Ginger Danto, this book continues to be the defini?tive guide to Rodrigue's work, documenting his artistic development as his subjects shifted from majestic oak trees to Cajun fishermen to the incomparable Blue Dog.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
265 full-colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 304 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1335 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4197-0317-1 (9781419703171)
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Ginger Danto has lived in Paris for the last 15 years, where she wrote about the arts for ARTnews and the New York Times among other publications. Michael Lewis is the author of the international bestsellers Liar's Poker and The New New Thing and is contributing editor to the New York Times Magazine.