Bror Anders Wikstrom: Bringing Fantasy to Carnival

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Dec 8 2017 - Apr 1 2018

Bror Anders Wikstrom arrived in New Orleans from Sweden by 1883 and is best remembered as a designer for elaborate Mardi Gras productions. Through the 1880s and 1890s, his fantastical designs elevated the extravaganza of Carnival. This exhibition includes watercolor sketches for parade floats and costumes, in a gallery near the Wikstrom-designed, mahogany cabinet from...

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

  • Painting
  • International
  • 19th Century
  • Fantasy / Comic
  • Bror Anders Wikstrom

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