"Blue Dog" Prints

Third Grade students studied the artwork of George Rodrigue, an artist from New Orleans. Students learned that Rodrigue often painted a blue dog in his artwork and used that dog to comment on events happening in the United States. They watched a video clip of Rodrigue talking about his artwork and then discussed some of his artworks and what they could mean.

Students created their own version of Blue Dog and made a print in the color of their choice. They cut out their print and glued it into a background. Then students wrote about the color choice for their blue dog.