 Ann
Wright-Parsons
Master's of Arts, Northern Illinois University, 1993
Museum
Director
Ms. Wright-Parsons is the director of NIU's Anthropology Museum.
Her area of specialty is Southeast Asia where she traveled and lived
for twenty-two years. She comes to NIU after eight years in the
Department of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History,
New York City. She is responsible for the curation and exhibition
of NIU's extensive collection of ethnographic, archaeological and
physical anthropological materials. Wright-Parsons also teaches
a course on Museum Methods.
Selected Publications
The Puppet Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
Co-authored with Kathy Foley. In American Puppetry, Phyllis
Dircks, ed., Jefferson, NC: McFarland Publishers, 2003.
Ivory Carving and Masks and Marionettes. In Treasures from the
National Museum, Bangkok, 1987.
Music. In Guide to the Sulawesi Ethnologic Collection.
Jakarta: National Museum, 1985.
Contact Information:
Ms. Ann Wright-Parsons
Department of Anthropology
Stevens Building 102
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Voice: 815-753-0230
Fax: 815-753-7027
Email: awparsons@niu.edu
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