Bror Anders Wikstrom's Float Designs, 1898 - 1904

Dragon, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1904

The Beneficent Frog, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1900

The Devil's Basket, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1898

Amenti, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1903

The Yellow Dwarf, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1900

The White Cat, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1900

Vulcan, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1904

Lucifer, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1904

The Dragon's Treasure, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1898

The Rubaiyat, float design from Krew of Proteus, 1905

The Sea Unicorn, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1898

Graciosa and Percinet, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1900

Banner Car, float design from Krewe of Proteus, 1898

 Bror Anders Wikstrom (1854–1909) designed the carnival parades of the Krewe of Proteus from 1900 to 1910. A native of Sweden, Wikstrom ran away to sea at a young age and spent a dozen years as a sailor. When he returned from his travels, he studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm and later in Paris before setting out to make his fortune in America.In 1883 Wikstrom came to New Orleans. His entrée to the world of carnival came when he began to work as assistant to Rex's float and costume designer Charles Briton. When Briton died, Wikstrom succeeded him and continued to design for Rex, and later for Proteus, until his death in 1909.  - quote source


Artworks found at The Louisiana Digital Library.