George Rodrigue was born in New Iberia, in the heart of French Louisiana. During the mid-1980s, inspired by his beloved dog Tiffany, Rodrigue transformed the image of the original Cajun werewolf dog - the loup-garou - into what would become an international pop icon named Blue Dog. Over the years Blue Dog has captured the hearts of US presidents, Hollywood stars and ordinary people alike. This monograph of Rodrigue's work details the development of each of his artistic series from beginning to end, describing the ways in which one series leads to the next through Rogrigue's distinctive treatment of design, colour and shape. Although the main text ends with the latest "Blue Dog" series paintings, an afterword allows a glimpse of the artist's "Hurricanes" series.

Author Biography

Ginger Danto is a writer recently relocated to her native New York. For the last fifteen years, she covered the art scene as Paris correspondent for ARTnews Magazine and as a contributor to the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, the Village Voice, Dance Magazine, and Art and Antiques. Michael Lewis is the author of several books, including the international bestsellers Liar's Poker and The New New Thing. He has been the American editor of the British weekly The Spectator and a senior editor at The New Republic, and he is a contributing editor of The New York Times Magazine. He lives in Berkeley, California.