Catalogo de los Objetos Etnologicos y Arqueologicos Exhibidos por la Expedición Hemenway

Created for Madrid’s 1892 Historical American Exposition, this collective author credit points to the organizers behind a major commemorative event marking 400 years since Columbus’s first voyage. The works linked to this name are exhibition catalogs that gathered objects, scholarship, and national displays from across the Americas and Europe.

Jesse Walter Fewkes

1850–1930

A scientist who moved from marine zoology into anthropology, he became one of the early American researchers to document the cultures and archaeology of the Southwest. His work ranged from Hopi studies to major investigations at sites including Mesa Verde and Casa Grande.

Created for the 1892 Columbian Historical Exposition in Madrid, this U.S. government commission produced official reports and catalogs that documented how the United States presented its history, archaeology, and museum collections abroad. Its surviving publications offer a vivid snapshot of late 19th-century scholarship, exhibition culture, and national self-presentation.