Wendy Rodrigue, widow of artist George Rodrigue, will read excerpts and sign copies of her book, СAPPThe Other Side of the Painting,СAPP during an event at the Hilliard СAPP Art Museum at the СAPP.
Her talk is free and open to the public. It will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 15.
СAPPThe Other Side of the Painting,СAPP published by UL Press in 2013, focuses on George RodrigueСAPPs life and work. The artist, who is best known for his СAPPBlue DogСAPP paintings, died in 2013 at age 69.
СAPPThe book is a project George encouraged from the beginning, and itСAPPs full of his quotes and our stories, including the history behind many of his best-known Cajun and Blue Dog paintings,СAPP Wendy Rodrigue said.
СAPPThe Other Side of the PaintingСAPP also contains George RodrigueСAPPs recollections of his hometown, New Iberia, La.; information about his days in art school; and his early years as a professional artist in Lafayette.
Original Rodrigue works from the coupleСAPPs private collection will be displayed as part of the talk. They will include a painting by the artist that appears on the cover of СAPPThe Other Side of the Painting.СAPP George Rodrigue selected the work, which he completed in 1965 while studying at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, for the bookСAPPs cover.
Proceeds from sales of СAPPThe Other Side of the PaintingСAPP benefit The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts, a nonprofit organization he founded in 2009.
Foundation projects include an annual statewide scholarship contest for Louisiana high school students, providing art supplies for students through СAPPGeorgeСAPPs Art Closet,СAPP and a print donation program that benefits hundreds of non-profits nationwide.
Hilliard СAPP Art Museum features 11,000 square feet of gallery space and is the largest exhibition space between Houston and New Orleans. It houses a collection of 18th- through 21st-century European, Asian and American art. In addition to its permanent collection, it offers changing exhibitions of regional, national and international art.
The museum is at 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., on the СAPP campus.
To learn more about the museum, exhibits, programs, and hours, visit or call (337) 482-2278.