Mardi Gras Float

Mardi Gras Float

John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This is one of a series of drawings Hines created in what he called "Woman's Theme." This one is titled "Why Men Don't Marry." It depicts two women coming out of a dry goo...

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Main Author: John Gus Hines
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/551
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Mardi Gras Float
John Gus Hines
fulltopic Mobile
Arts and Literature; Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama;
Mardi Gras, floats, parades, carnivals,
Mardi Gras;
Alabama; Mobile; Mardi Gras; Art and Architecture;
Art -- Alabama; Carnivals -- Alabama -- Mobile;
description John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This is one of a series of drawings Hines created in what he called "Woman's Theme." This one is titled "Why Men Don't Marry." It depicts two women coming out of a dry goods store and a man pushing what appears to be a package-ladened wagon. Was Hines trying to say that men don't marry because women shop or spend too much?
spelling Mardi Gras FloatArts and Literature; Sports and Recreation; Peoples of Alabama;Mardi Gras, floats, parades, carnivals,John Gus Hines (b. 1844) designed and built Mardi Gras floats for several Mobile mystic societies. This is one of a series of drawings Hines created in what he called "Woman's Theme." This one is titled "Why Men Don't Marry." It depicts two women coming out of a dry goods store and a man pushing what appears to be a package-ladened wagon. Was Hines trying to say that men don't marry because women shop or spend too much?John Gus HinesThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South AlabamaJesse Graddick Jr.n.d.ImagejpegJohn Gus HinesEmilie Hines Graddick Collectioneng.U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Mardi Gras;Alabama; Mobile; Mardi Gras; Art and Architecture;Art -- Alabama; Carnivals -- Alabama -- Mobile;http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/551
title Mardi Gras Float
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