Paa Joe

Paa Joe
Born
Joseph Tetteh-Ashong

1947 (age 76–77)
Akwapim, Ghana
Occupation(s)Sculptor, carpenter

Paa Joe (né Joseph Tetteh-Ashong; born 1947) is a Ghanaian sculptor, and figurative palanquin and fantasy coffin carpenter. Joe is considered one of the most important Ghanaian coffin or abebuu adekai (“proverb boxes”) artists of his generation.[1][2][3] He has been involved in the international art world since 1989, and has been included in major exhibitions in Europe, Japan, and the USA. His fantasy coffins are in the collections and on permanent display in many art museums worldwide, including the British Museum in London, the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka and many others as well as the private collections of foreign dignitaries.[4][5][6][7] Joe is building an art academy and gallery to support the community and art students across the globe.

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  3. ^ "Paa Joe: Gates of No Return". High Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. ^ "Coffin in the Form of a Nike Sneaker". Brooklyn Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  5. ^ "coffin". The British Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  6. ^ Jansen, Charlotte (2016-11-24). "How Ghana's top fantasy coffin artist has put the fun in funeral". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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