EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF ETHNOGRAHPIC ART DISPLAYS WITHIN ENCYCLOPEDIC ART MUSEUMS
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Authors
Kappes, Ann Kappes
Issue Date
2002
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
This master's project concentrates on the display of ethnographic collections housed in encyclopedic art museums in the United States and the ways in which those collections can be made more intellectually accessible and relevant to museum visitors. Specifically, my objectives were, first, to research how and why ethnographic objects have been acquired by art museums in the United States and identify conventions for how ethnographic art is classified and displayed in those museums. Second, I sought to assess and analyze how curatorial practices for displaying and interpreting ethnographic art have evolved or shifted since ethnographic objects were first displayed in art museums and to discover what new interpretive practices are currently being used to display them in encyclopedic art museums. My concluding objective was to recommend methods that enhance how ethnographic art is interpreted in encyclopedic art museums.