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The following exhibitions are planned in upcoming months at the Hood Museum of Art. Please note that dates and descriptions are subject to change.
April 10 through June 20, 2010
Susan Meiselas, best known for her work covering the political upheavals in Central America in the 1970s and 80s, is one of the most socially engaged photographers of our time. Her insistent engagement with questions about her relationship to her subjects and the use of her work in the media has positioned her as a leading voice in the debate over the function and practice of contemporary documentary photography. The exhibition is structured around three key projects: photographs and audio of New England carnival strippers (1972-76); photographs, films, and public installations from Nicaragua (1978-2004); and photographs and collected archival objects and video from Kurdistan (1991-present).
Organized by the International Center of Photography, New York, with support from Shell, and presented at the Hood Museum of Art through the generous support of Marina and Andrew E. Lewin ’81, the George O. Southwick 1957 Memorial Fund, and the Hansen Family Fund.
July 10 through September 12, 2010
The exhibition showcases original vintage images of the greatest stars working during the golden age of the American film industry (1920-1960). They were taken by the most important photographers working to support the Hollywood studio system, and feature portraits of Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Gloria Swanson, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and many other film celebrities. The glossy platinum- and silver-print photographs bring back the icons of a bygone era that captivated generations of movie audiences.
John Kobal was a pioneer Hollywood historian, and one of the first to examine seriously the photographs taken to promote the stars and their films. The exhibition has been drawn from the extraordinary archive of the London-based John Kobal Foundation, created in 1990 at the time of the collector’s death.
Organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and presented at the Hood Museum of Art through the generous support of the Marie-Louise and Samuel R. Rosenthal Fund and the Ray Winfield Smith 1918 Fund.
October 9, 2010, through March 13, 2011
In 1985, the year the Hood Museum of Art opened, Frank Stella spoke at Dartmouth’s convocation ceremony, where he received an honorary doctorate. Twenty-five years later, the museum presents Frank Stella’s Irregular Polygons series, created in the mid-1960s. Each of the eleven compositions is named after a town in New Hampshire; Stella’s family had a camp near Ossipee where he came during his boyhood on hunting and fishing trips. This exciting exhibition explores a groundbreaking artistic gesture that, following years of the pursuit of “flatness” in painting by many artists, reintroduced illusion, ushering the way for Stella’s later work and a new era in painting.
Generously supported by the Leon C. 1927, Charles L. 1955, and Andrew J. 1984 Greenebaum Fund, the Philip Fowler 1927 Memorial Fund, and the William Chase Grant 1919 Memorial Fund.
October 9 through December 19, 2010
This exhibition showcases the Hood Museum of Art’s acquisition of the important Mark Lansburgh, Dartmouth Class of 1949, Collection of Native American ledger drawings. Dating from the 1870s and 1880s, these extremely rare drawings reflect the distinctive artistic sensibilities of a variety of Plains cultures. The drawings are filled with details of traditional lifestyles, clothing, and practices and dramatic scenes depicting the most important figures and events in the Native struggles to retain land, resources, and cultural freedom. Made at a time when conflicts between Natives and non-Natives transformed life on the Great Plains and decimated the Native populations, these drawings provide a vital interpretation of this tumultuous period through the eyes of Plains warriors and leaders.
Generously funded by the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Hall Fund, the Eleanor Smith Fund, and the George O. Southwick 1957 Memorial Fund.
