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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 NOMA’s permanent collection.
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Design for “A Trip to Wonderland” parade costume #72, Krewe of Proteus
1898
Bror Anders Wikström
Carnival Collection, Tulane University Special Collections
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Design for “The Freaks of the Fable” parade costume, Krewe of Rex
1910
Bror Anders Wikström
Carnival Collection, Tulane University Special Collections.
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Design for “The Devil’s Basket” float, Krewe of Proteus
1898
Bror Anders Wikström
Carnival Collection, Tulane University Special Collections
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Design for “D – Dragon” float in “The Alphabet” parade, Krewe of Proteus
1904
Bror Anders Wikström
Carnival Collection, Tulane University Special Collections
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Float #10 in Rex Parade, 1902
1902
Unknown photographer
Louisiana Image Collection, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University
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Cabinet
c. 1900–1905
Bror Anders Wikström
Mahogany
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Westfeldt