When Cajun artist George Rodrigue began his series of Blue Dog paintings in 1984, he had no idea that they would consume the greater part of his life for over two decades, and that the mysterious Blue Doginspired by his studio dogturned-model, Tiffany, and the Cajunloup-garou folk legendwould become a wildly popular international icon as well.Blue Dog Speaksis the first book to prominently emphasize Rodrigue's painting titles, one of the most important elements in the creation of a Blue Dog painting, alongside the works. Rodrigue uses Blue Dog painting titles to provide insightwhether humorous or nostalgic or sadinto the human condition. In an introduction, Rodrigue reveals how an idea that originated in childhood tales has now grown far beyond; his Blue Dogs have moved beyond Louisiana into formerly uncharted territory and now express larger concepts about contemporary life. His newer titlessuch asRight Place Wrong TimeandTiffany Remembers the '70salong with other, more abstract ones such asAll by Myself with My Happinesscapture this shift in style and content. But most of all, there are the paintings themselves, magnificently displayed, their titles inviting us to ask "What is this dog all about?" and "What is the artist trying to say?" Even though the definitive answers remain a mystery, the titles provide a clue...