Professor McAdams's presentation about the beginning of Western consumer culture

1. “ Dream Worlds of Consumption” Presentation by Mindy McAdams Tuesday, Week 12

3. Paris Exposition of 1900 “ The Exposition of 1900 probably was the largest and most ambitious international gathering for any purpose ever. All the great nations tried to offer the pick of their art and industry for the judgment of the millions of visitors. Many of the remotest regions of the world were represented in the colonial exhibits.” – Richard D. Mandell, Paris 1900

4. Pavilions from various nations at the Paris Exposition of 1900 Source: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

5. Photo: Mindy McAdams, 2006

7. Photo: Mindy McAdams, 2006

8. Photo: Mindy McAdams, 2006

9. 1939 New York World’s Fair

12. Department Stores

13. The Great Sixth-Avenue Bazaar Opening Day at Macy & Co.’s A Place Where Almost Anything May Be Bought (New York Times headline, 1878 ) The special attraction, according to the article: The “universality of the stock, almost every article of dress and household furniture being for sale there, and at the most reasonable prices.” http:// www.departmentstorehistory.net /

16. “ Dream Worlds of Consumption” Presentation by Mindy McAdams University of Florida See also Dream Worlds: Mass Consumption in Late Nineteenth Century France, by Rosalind H. Williams (1991)