Dr. Bob's Folk Art — Attraction in New Orleans

This place was on my radar when we went to New Orleans, but it's off the beaten path in the By Water area, so you'll have to search it out. However, you'll definitely be happy you did if you want to see the art collection of one of New Orleans most famous, non-traditional artists.

If you're looking for an authentic slice of New Orleans, his art captures many of the colourful characters of the city's past and present, as well as cultural references of this great city. And you won't find another artist on earth that does what he does in the way that he does it. Truly unique. Also, the woman who was working in the store when we went there was lovely (sorry, I forgot your name!), so be sure to seek her out. She will happily tell you about the history of the area as well as key things you should see and try. Like Elizabeth's restaurant just down the street, which happens to showcase many of Dr. Bob's works.

Looking forward to being back one day to get that Dr. John...

Funky and welcoming space full of Dr Bob's creative folk art. Almost all of the art was colorfully painted on wooden backing in a variety of shapes and sizes, adorned with wooden frames, and decorated with an assortment of bottle caps in Dr Bob's unique style! We stopped in for a quick visit and were met with a friendly smile and Dr Bob in the background working on new pieces of art as we browsed the completed ones. There were paintings of all sorts with caricaturized alligators, dogs, some of Bob's iconic sayings, and a variety of other subjects. Definitely worth a stop if you are...

Just about the entire experience of New Orleans - noisy, colorful, and contradictory - is captured here in pieces of humorous, eccentric folk art. There’s a lot to see. There are artifacts and objects and paintings and statuettes and gew-gaws. The various items are small and large, cheap and expensive, vibrant and spirited, humorous and just plain odd. It’s all...