American Museum of Asmat Art

American Museum of Asmat Art
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Established2007
LocationAnderson Student Center, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′32″N 93°11′27″W / 44.94222°N 93.19083°W / 44.94222; -93.19083
TypeArt museum, anthropology museum
CollectionsAsmat art
DirectorGretchen Burau
Websitehttps://www.theamaa.org/

The American Museum of Asmat Art is a gallery exhibiting the art and culture of the Asmat people of southwestern Papua, Indonesia, housed at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] Featuring more than 2,200 objects, it is one of the largest of its kind in the United States.[2] Asmat art is widely collected in major Western museums despite the difficulty in visiting the remote region to collect work;[3] the "exceptionally expressive" art "caused a sensation in art-collecting circles" which led to large-scale collecting expeditions in the post-WWII era, according to art scholar and ethnology Dirk A.M. Smidt.[4] The gallery includes a permanent display of Asmat works such as ancestor poles (bis) and canoes, and a rotating exhibition highlighting aspects of Asmat art and culture. Much of the collection is accessible through the museum's online database.

The museum was founded by Bishop Alphonse Sowada, a Minnesota native who worked with the Asmat people in Agats, Indonesia, for decades starting in 1958. Sowada, who had earned a master's degree in cultural anthropology from Catholic University of America, wrote books on Asmat art and culture and collected hundreds of artifacts, which later formed the core of the museum's collection. Sowada was also instrumental in founding the Asmat Museum of Culture and Progress[5] in Agats in 1973, described by the artist Tobias Schneebaum as "a museum designed for the local people, not the nonexistent tourist,"[6] as well as an annual woodcarving competition and auction to recognize outstanding carvers in Agats, held in October since 1981.[7]

After Sowada's retirement and return to the United States, he housed the collection in Hastings, Nebraska, and Shoreview, Minnesota, before donating it to St. Thomas in 2007. The current museum was opened in 2012.[8]

Further reading

Hennen Huber, Molly; Sowada, Bishop Alphonse; Braun, Mary; Daniels, Jim (2009). Hennen Huber, Molly (ed.). Time and Tide: The Changing Art of the Asmat of New Guinea. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. ISBN 978-0-9800484-2-1.

References

  1. ^ Jossi, Frank (2012-01-19). "Building Blocks – University of St. Thomas' Anderson Student Center". Finance and Commerce. Minneapolis: Dolan Media. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ De Hontheim, Astrid (9 Jul 2015). Devil Chasers and Art Gatherers: Intercultural Encounters With the Asmat. EME éditions. ISBN 978-2875250940.
  3. ^ Stanley, Nick (2011). "Buyers, Connoisseurs and Others: Collecting Asmat Art". The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology. 12 (4): 348–362. doi:10.1080/14442213.2011.586356.
  4. ^ Dirk A.M. Smidt (13 November 2012). Asmat Art: Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-1-4629-0964-3.
  5. ^ "Bishop remembered for ministry in Indonesia". The Catholic Spirit. Minneapolis: Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  6. ^ Schneebaum, Tobias (2000). Secret Places: My Life in New York and New Guinea. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299169909.
  7. ^ Molly Hennen Huber (2009). "A Changing Visual Language". In Molly Hennen Huber (ed.). Time and Tide: The Changing Art of the Asmat of New Guinea. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-9800484-2-1.
  8. ^ "Art@UST". University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

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