Rodrigue - Accolades

Accolades

• 1986: Commissioned by Republican Party to paint President Ronald Reagan; Reagan later donated painting to Louisiana State University
• 1988: Commissioned by Republican Party to paint Vice President George Bush and his 10 grandchildren; painting now hangs in Bush's private office
• 1989: Painted three Cajun Easter eggs for annual White House Easter Egg Roll
• 1992: Commissioned by Carillon Importers to paint Absolut Louisiana for USA Today
• 1993: Carillon Importers commissioned Absolut Rodrigue
• 1995: Commissioned by New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival to paint Louis Armstrong
• 1996: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival commissioned portrait of Pete Fountain; and Neiman Marcus commissioned catalogue cover design for the book Butterflies Are Free
• 1997: Commissioned by Democratic Inaugural Committee to paint President-elect Bill Clinton and Vice President-elect Al Gore
• 1998: Commissioned by New Orleans Jazz Club to create 50th anniversary poster; and Neiman Marcus commissioned catalogue cover design for the book Hawaiian Blues
• 2000: Commissioned by Young & Rubicam to create paintings for ads promoting Xerox Color Inkjet Printers; and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival commissioned painting of Al Hirt
• 2003: Honored as Outstanding Alum of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, along with baseball legend Ron Guidry
• 2003: Raised approximately 1 million dollars for a new habitat for Mike the Tiger, Louisiana State University's live mascot. He did so by painting the Tiger along with Rodrigue's famous oak trees and donated 5,000 silkscreens to the Tiger Athletic Foundation.
• 2004: Painted official portrait for the inauguration of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco; inducted into Louisiana "Order of Living Legends" by the Acadian Museum; delivered guest lecture at the Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum, the historical library on the island of Nantucket; and honored as Artist of the Year by the American Liver Foundation in Birmingham, Al.
• 2005: Created official 25th anniversary artwork for the Musical Arts Society of New Orleans
• 2010: Honored as inaugural Forum35 Art Melt Louisiana Art Legend
• 2011: Honored as a Distinguished Eagle Scout by the Southeast Louisiana Boy Scout Council