Artist Herb Roe Profile (2017)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-02-10
Duration: 00:07:19
Subjects: Roe, Herb | Arts | ARTISTS | Painters | Courir de Mardi Gras
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Roe, Herb Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 10, 2017, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features producer Dorothy Kendrick’s profile of painter Herb Roe of Lafayette, Louisiana. He discusses: moving to Louisiana to work with muralist Robert Dafford; falling in love with the traditional Cajun Mardi Gras celebration; his paintings of the Courir de Mardi Gras; participating in the tradition; and his recent paintings of the boucherie and the plate lunch culture of Acadiana. Host: James Fox-Smith