The Bayou Collection by George Rodrigue

The LSU Museum of Art is pleased to offer The Bayou Collection by George Rodrigue, a remarkable traveling exhibition that brings together all forty paintings from one of the artist’s most pivotal bodies of work. Created between 1981 and 1984, at the height of Rodrigue’s celebrated “bayou surrealism” period, the series was inspired by Cajun folklore, Southern myths, and ghost stories, and produced to accompany author Chris Segura’s Bayou (Inkwell Press, 1984).

Among these paintings is Watch Dog, one of Rodrigue’s most transformative works and the quiet beginning of what would become his world-famous Blue Dog iconography. The composition, originally illustrating the ghost story Slaughter House, features a spectral canine inspired by Rodrigue’s late dog Tiffany and the loup-garou, the shape-shifting werewolf of Cajun legend.

The exhibition package includes forty framed paintings, complete didactic and wall text files, title wall graphics, audio components featuring George Rodrigue and Chris Segura’s stories, a custom-edited film with video display, press kit, customizable gallery guide, invitation and marketing templates, and two copies of the out-of-print Bayou book, with additional copies available for purchase or resale.

Loan Fee: $8,000, plus shipping, for an exhibition period of up to 16 weeks. The LSU Museum of Art will consider waiving the loan fee in exchange for a comparable exhibition trade.

The Bayou Collection was organized by the LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge; ©George Godfrey Rodrigue, Jr. Family Trust.

For more information, visit:

https://www.lsumoa.org/bayoucollection

For booking, contact:

Michelle Schulte, Chief Curator of Collections and Exhibitions

Email: mschulte@lsu.edu

Phone: 225-578-6259

Image credits: George Rodrigue, Watch Dog, 1981-1984. Oil on canvas. Private Collection, ©George Godfrey Rodrigue, Jr. Family Trust.

Installation view of The Bayou Collection by George Rodrigue