Henri Schindler

Amazing, intricate. How do such elaborate beautiful things co-exist at the same time as the gross treatment of other people during Jim Crow times?

A beautiful volume of images of 19th and early 20th century designs for the floats of New Orleans' Mardi Gras. The illustrations are rich and deeply satisfying. The text is informative and well-written. For anyone interested in Mardi Gras history, it will be a joy.