She's there, not in the center of the crowd but in a space off to the side with just enough separation from the others to quietly command attention.

Here, she’s "The Watchdog," though we know her as Blue Dog, inspired by George Rodrigue's white terrier-spaniel mix.

"This is George Rodrigue's first painting of the Blue Dog, and we have it in this show as part of his 'The Bayou Collection,'" said Michelle Schulte, LSU Museum of Art curator. "There are 40 pieces in this collection, and this is the first time they've been on exhibit together outside the George Rodrigue Family Trust."

A private collector, who asked the museum to remain anonymous, bought the collection and loaned it to the museum's exhibit, "A Bayou State of Mind," featuring 80 works by 33 Louisiana-affiliated artists.

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