On October 28, 2015 I attended the William Marcellous Lindgren Asian Art Collection Reception in the Miller Center occurring from 4-5 PM. This event displayed St. Cloud State’s large collection of Asian art such as paintings, sculptures, stone carvings, metalwork, decorative arts, and ceramics. All of these art pieces are from nine different countries, spanning many centuries. I learned that William Lindgren was a former professor here at St. Cloud State University, and he donated his collection of Asian art to SCSU upon his death. He collected all of this artwork from when he lived, worked, and traveled throughout Asia in the 1950s and 1960s for his work, resulting in an incredibly diverse collection.
It’s truly amazing how much diverse art one man, Lindgren, could collect. Art has always been interesting for me, so it was really amazing seeing art that is so culturally diverse and relatively old. This art represents decades of expression from culturally suppressed …show more content…
This article and our class discussion established that many Asians are well educated before they come to the United States (Wise). This education is reflected in their intricate art. It comes as no surprise that such delicate and complicated art requires a lot of knowledge. Not just everyone can paint, sculpt, make intricate stone carvings, create metalwork, and know how to properly fire clay to make ceramics. Although our class discussion leaned more towards Asians in America, the article is inadvertently about the education that took place in these Asian countries. We also watched a video in class that talked about the bill that was passed which made it easier for educated people to immigrate to the United States. These educated people coming from Asian countries are very likely to bring their art and their skill and knowledge of creating this art to the United
It’s truly amazing how much diverse art one man, Lindgren, could collect. Art has always been interesting for me, so it was really amazing seeing art that is so culturally diverse and relatively old. This art represents decades of expression from culturally suppressed …show more content…
This article and our class discussion established that many Asians are well educated before they come to the United States (Wise). This education is reflected in their intricate art. It comes as no surprise that such delicate and complicated art requires a lot of knowledge. Not just everyone can paint, sculpt, make intricate stone carvings, create metalwork, and know how to properly fire clay to make ceramics. Although our class discussion leaned more towards Asians in America, the article is inadvertently about the education that took place in these Asian countries. We also watched a video in class that talked about the bill that was passed which made it easier for educated people to immigrate to the United States. These educated people coming from Asian countries are very likely to bring their art and their skill and knowledge of creating this art to the United