Magnificent World’s Fair Art Portfolios Continued
A continuation showcases more works from the world’s fair art portfolios. Curators present additional pieces highlighting diverse styles and media with emphasis on cultural exchange and creative achievement.
Dream City portraits series expands ethnological display
A new series following the Dream City concept offers an expanded, attractive form of educational amusement. It showcases 80 portrait types drawn from two large public collections and additional photographs from private sources, highlighting ethnological features of the fair for nationwide interest.
Portraits of World Ethnic Groups at the World’s Columbian Exposition
A catalog of individual types from Arabs, Samoans, Egyptians, Algerians, Turks, Chinese, Singhalese, Javanese, Natives of the Sudan, Hawaiians, Laplanders and other peoples. It notes manners, customs, dress, music, dancing, sports, religion, and distinctive traits with portraits and descriptions curated by Prof. F W Putnam of Harvard as chief of the Ethnology department for the Exposition.
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Department of Ethnology
F. W. Putnam
Harvard University
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