[PDF] Mardi Gras Treasures eBook

Author : Schindler, Henri
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 31,76 MB
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Category : Art
ISBN : 9781455608393

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New Orleans collectibles, and especially Mardi Gras collectibles, continue to be popular worldwide. This gorgeous volume of vintage Mardi Gras ball invitations, dance cards, and admit cards shows off just what kinds of collectibles are still available. Mardi Gras Treasures offers a wonderful look back on the glories of Carnival art, in a single volume that is itself a collector's item. This special limited edition of 500 is numbered and signed by the author, presented in a lovely cloth slipcase.

Author : Henri Schindler
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
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The fantastic parade floats of Carnival's Golden Age (1870-1930) depicted themes drawn from mythology, epic literature, history, nature, and whimsy. The glimmering processions of the masked gods and bearded kings of New Orleans Carnival occupy a central position among the rites and glories of this great festival. The long succession of these glowing, torch-lit pageants--with their towering monsters and fantastic decors, their papier-m'ch' kingdoms and diamond-dust thrones--became the greatest and most beloved of New Orleans communal rituals. The introduction of the float brought tremendous artistry to the splendid conveyances for carnival revelry, but the artists and builders who created the fabled pageants have remained obscure or unknown, their amazing body of work largely forgotten. Even the surviving watercolor float plates and chromolithographed Carnival Bulletins are works of art and prized by collectors, as so few of these fragile items remain. Presented in this collection are dazzling examples of original float designs as rendered in watercolor and lithographs--most of them reproduced here for the first time.

Author : Henri Schindler
Publisher : Mardi Gras Treasures
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,81 MB
Release : 2006-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781589801691

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Sixteen postcards display the elegance of jewelry uniquely designed for individual Mardi Gras krewes. This collection contains stunning examples of royal jewelry of the golden age of Mardi Gras (1870-1930).

Author : Henri Schindler
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781565547247

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"Presented in this collection are stunning examples of original costume designs as rendered in watercolor and lithographs-- most of them reproduced here for the first time, including some whose artists were, until now, unknown."--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
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Category : Art
ISBN : 9781455608423

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The fantastic parade floats of Carnival's Golden Age (1870-1930) depicted themes drawn from mythology, epic literature, history, nature, and whimsy. The glimmering processions of the masked gods and bearded kings of New Orleans Carnival occupy a central position among the rites and glories of this great festival. The long succession of these glowing, torch-lit pageants--with their towering monsters and fantastic decors, their papier-m'ch' kingdoms and diamond-dust thrones--became the greatest and most beloved of New Orleans communal rituals. The introduction of the float brought tremendous artistry to the splendid conveyances for carnival revelry, but the artists and builders who created the fabled pageants have remained obscure or unknown, their amazing body of work largely forgotten. Even the surviving watercolor float plates and chromolithographed Carnival Bulletins are works of art and prized by collectors, as so few of these fragile items remain. Presented in this collection are dazzling examples of original float designs as rendered in watercolor and lithographs--most of them reproduced here for the first time.

Author : Henri Schindler
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781565548749

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Reproductions of 12 different designs for Mardi Gras floats reproduced from originals in Special Collections, Tulane University; original artists include Jennie Wilde, Daniel Anton Buechner, Carlotta Bonnecaze, Charles Briton, and Bror Anders Wikstrom.