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These Mardi Gras Posters Will Remind You Of Fat Tuesday Fun All Year Long

Mardi Gras posters have been valued as collectibles since the late 19th century. The festive carnival atmosphere of Fat Tuesday has inspired artists for generations. There's nothing like art to remind you of the fun you had (or dream of having) on Mardi Gras day.

I have compiled a wide selection of Mardi Gras posters that includes everything from vintage fine art prints to abstract modern art to early 20th Century travel posters. Whether you're interested in buying art for yourself or as a gift you're sure to find great Mardi Gras posters to suit any taste and budget.

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Historic Mobile Mardi Gras Fine Art Poster Print

Mobile,Alabama Mardi Gras 1900

While people often think of New Orleans when Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday are mentioned,Mobile,Alabama first celebrated Mardi Gras in 1703,well before New Orleans was founded.

Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival ~ Vintage Festival Ad print
Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival ~ Vintage Festival Ad by TheVintageVamp



This vintage Mobile Mardi Gras advertising poster has been completely recolored and restored. to look just the way it would have in 1900.

Mobile Mardi Gras

Long before Mobile was part of the State of Alabama,it was the first capital of French Louisiana. Mobile held the first organized Mardi Gras event in 1703,fifteen years before New Orleans was founded. The first recorded Louisiana Mardi Gras celebration was held in 1699 at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now Plaquemines Parrish,LA. This makes Mobile's Mardi Gras the oldest continually celebrated Carnival season in North America.

Royal Street Mobile Alabama Art Print

Royal Street,Mobile,Alabama Vintage Postcard Giclee Art Print 

Mardi Gras Tree Fine Art Print

Mardi Gras Beads Decorating A Tree

Mardi Gras Tree

Mardi Gras beads are thrown to parade watchers from floats and sometimes people will go to extreme measures to get them. I can imagine a scene like this in New Orleans or Mobile a few days after Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras Tree 3 fine art print by Stacy Nason on imagekind.com.

Fat Tuesday Fun Fact

Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday and Shrove Tuesday. It is traditional to eat pancakes doughnuts,and other fried foods on this day. The idea is to use up all the sugar and fat in the house before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

Vintage New Orleans Mardi Gras Fine Art Prints

Fat Tuesday In The Big Easy

These vintage Mardi Gras fine art prints are digitally colorized versions of early 20th Century postcards. If you like vintage advertising or postcard art you'll love these vintage Mardi Gras posters. Click on the images for a much larger version with zoom so you can see all the fine details in the picture.

Mardi Gras Parade, New Orleans, Louisiana



Mardi Gras Parade, New Orleans, Louisiana



King Rex, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana



Mardi Gras Float, New Orleans, Louisiana

Carnaval Cuba Vintage Travel Poster

Fiestas Habana 1937

Before Fidel Castro took power in 1959 many Americans traveled to Havana to celebrate Carnaval.Cuba had long celebrated a Carnaval season in the summer but by the 20th Century French and American influences made Havana something of a hotspot for the traditional Mardi Gras season.

Since Fat Tuesday is a Christian holiday and Communists aren't big on religion, Cuba doesn't celebrate the Mardi Gras season any longer. Carnaval continues to be celebrated elsewhere in the Caribbean,though.

Fiestas Havana 1937 ~ Vintage Cuban Carnaval Ad print
Fiestas Havana 1937 ~ Vintage Cuban Carnaval Ad by TheVintageVamp
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Panama Carnaval Vintage Travel Poster

Carnaval 1937 Panama

South American Carnaval celebrations include parade floats with queens, marching bands and plenty of dancing in the streets. Panama has a long history of celebrating Carnaval and it is still a popular tourist destination today.

Vintage Carnaval Panama 1936 Poster print
Vintage Carnaval Panama 1936 Poster by VintagePosters1900
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Carnaval In Panama

In Panama City Carnaval revelers can easily get overheated so it is customary for fire trucks to patrol the streets and hose people down to help them cool off!

Mardi Gras Posters Make A Valuable Addition To Your Art Collection

Enjoy Fat Tuesday Everyday With Mardi Gras Art

Mardi Gras fine art posters make a great addition to your rec room,living room or home office. Art Prints also make a great housewarming gift. Most of the prints offered here come in several sizes and can be framed. Clicking on any one of the Mardi Gras posters shown here will take you to an even larger selection of fine art prints. You're sure to find a Mardi Gras poster or fine art print that you would be proud to own and display.

Mardi Gras Balcony
Mardi Gras Balcony
Dianne Millsap

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Mardi Gras Essentials From Nola.com

Everything You Need to Know About Attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans

These articles from NOLA.com cover Mardi Gras history and etiquette. New Orleans Mardi Gras can be quite rowdy but there are standards of behavior and law enforcement is always present for festival season. If you'd like to see the Mardi Gras parades without leaving home you can see the NOLA live Parade Cam.
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Mobile Mardi Gras News

Mardi Gras In Alabama

Mardi Gras in Mobile is the biggest tourist holiday in Alabama. Half a million visitors are expected to come to the Alabama Gulf Coast to celebrate Carnival this year. These headlines are from al.com and are continuously updated with the latest Alabama Mardi Gras news.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras

News And Schedules For Mardi Gras 2011

All Gulf Coast States from Florida to Texas celebrate Mardi Gras in a big way. Even the smallest of towns usually has at least one parade. Parties,balls and events for children are popular in the weeks leading to the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Outside of New Orleans and Mobile the celebrations are festive but lower key. Mississippi has a long history of celebrating Mardi Gras. These headlines from Gulflive.com are continuously updated with news and schedules for Mardi Gras 2011..
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