The World Came to St. Louis:
Photographs from the 1904 World's Fair
An Exhibition co-curated by Museum Anthropology Graduate Students
at Columbia University
at Columbia University
Located at Barnard Hall, Barnard College New York City
The World Came to St. Louis showcases a selection of photographs of live human exhibitions captured at the 1904 World’s Fair by the lens of photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Join us in this provocative display of images uncovering the problem of cultural contact at the turn of the 20th century, a classic topic in anthropology that never ceases to spur both scholarly critique and popular imagination.
The World Came to St. Louis showcases a selection of photographs of live human exhibitions captured at the 1904 World’s Fair by the lens of photojournalist Jessie Tarbox Beals. Join us in this provocative display of images uncovering the problem of cultural contact at the turn of the 20th century, a classic topic in anthropology that never ceases to spur both scholarly critique and popular imagination.
