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Bror Anders Wikstrom

Bror Anders Wikstrom (1854 - 1909) was active/lived in Louisiana.  Bror Wikstrom is known for Forest landscapes, mountains, sailboats in harbor paintings, nocturnes, costume design.

Active in New Orleans in the late 19th century, Bror Wikstrom was one of the founders of the Artists' Association of New Orleans. As a young boy, he went to sea and reportedly became a captain. Due to near-sightedness, he ceased being a marine officer and studied at the Royal Academy of Stockholm, and then became a magazine illustrator.

His career moved to fine art when, in 1881, he illustrated a story on life at sea and decided to draw scenes about voyages between Holland and New York City. This exposure to America led him to decide to stay in the United States and pursue a painting and illustration career. He was in Florida for a year and then went to New Orleans where cartoons by him appeared on the magazine covers of Mascot in 1883, and Figaro in January 1884.

A year later, Wikstrom became involved with New Orleans carnival pageants, and he worked into being "the city's most noted carvival designer during the 1880s and 18890s, especially for the Rex and   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5450 characters.]  Artist bio

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