Mr. Okra: There Ain't No Joy Like a 9th Ward Boy!
$900.00Price
An 'ofrenda' to Mr. Okra presented in recycled Mardi Gras beads and trinkets encrusted onto an original acrylic painting. 25" x 25", self-framed.
Arthur J. Robinson (1943 - 2018) "Mr. Okra" was a New Orleans vegetable and fruit vendor who sang his daily inventory from his iconic truck. "I got eggplants, yams and merlitons!" I still hear you Mr. Okra.
Mr. Okra was a true ambassador of New Orleans, well-deserving this jeweled immortalization.