George Rodrigue painted the Saga of the Acadians between
1985 and 1989. Until this past fall they hung for ten years at the George
Rodrigue Museum at the Acadian Village Museum in Lafayette.
This series was purchased in 2007 by the Gauthier Family of New Orleans to
pay homage to their Cajun heritage. The fifteen paintings represent the hardships
the Acadians encountered in order to preserve their identity after they were
exiled from Canada. By keeping these paintings in one collection, the Gauthier
family has made it possible to share the story of the Acadian struggle as
depicted by Rodrigue.