LEFT Members of the Director’s Circle discussing the historic and cultural significance of Rodin’s The Thinker at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
2019–20 Annual Report: Development
In the area of development, the Hood Museum of Art continues to partner with our Friends and supporters to enhance the educational and experiential opportunities at Dartmouth College.
The Hood Museum remains committed to the ideals of "art for all" and "art by all." In that effort, admission to the galleries and Friends-level membership this year were again free to all participants. Foregoing upfront membership dues, Friends were invited to donate in support of the museum's operations, programs, and collections. The museum is pleased, and immensely grateful, to report that this model continues with great success. Annual contributions from this group increased almost 43 percent since last year, and we were delighted to add many new Friends as well. Our Friends not only represent our immediate Dartmouth campus and the Upper Valley community but also national and global audiences. With the addition of virtual public programming in March 2020, our programming and events grew from local gatherings to global opportunities. Friends and supporters from all over the world now join the Hood Museum online to experience transformative encounters with art. As we continue in this digital landscape, it is the museum's intent to explore new ways of engaging and cultivating this global, virtual community.
The Director's Circle, a group of supporters and art enthusiasts who commit to an annual contribution of over $2,500, also enjoyed a fulfilling and successful year. During the annual trip, members traveled with the director, John Stomberg, to the Midwest and enjoyed exclusive tours of world-renowned collections. Virtual programming has also brought this group together and allowed for special events that connect members directly to up-and-coming artists. The continued encouragement, contributions, and participation of both the Director's Circle and the Friends help this institution enrich lives through art.
This year, the Hood Museum also celebrated the remarkable legacy of philanthropy in the arts at Dartmouth. In honor of the College's 250th anniversary, supporters generously donated of over fifty works of art to the permanent collection. These works were added to all areas of the collection and represented a diverse set of artists and artistic practices. This initiative concluded with an exhibition entitled Art for Dartmouth, which showcased the acquisitions during our fall term. These works not only produced an inspiring exhibition but also highlighted a steadfast commitment to the power of art in the academic setting on behalf of the donors. These works enhance the museum's practice of object-based teaching and experiential learning-by-doing. In this way, Art for Dartmouth not only highlighted the Hood Museum's extraordinary collection but also the legacy of collecting at Dartmouth.
The Hood Museum is grateful for the many milestones made possible by our generous Friends and supporters.
FY 2019–20 Director's Circle Members
Allison Morrow and Jonathan L. Cohen '60 TU'61
Alyssa Rae Klein and Andrew H. Klein '89
Amy Nachman and Henry Nachman Jr. '51 TU'55 P'82 P'86 GP'15 GP'19
Ann M. Huebner '89 and Ross P. Waller '89
Anonymous #335 '97
Barbara E. Dau '78 P'13 MEDP'19
Beverly Payne and David B. Payne '58
Brian T. Decker and Bettina L. Decker '92
Carol Du Bois TUP'00 and Rodney F. Du Bois '57 TU'58 TUP'00
Carol O. Manegold P'02 P'06 THP'07 GRP'08 THP'08 and Robert H. Manegold '75 P'02 P'06 THP'07 GRP'08 THP'08
Charlotte Donaldson
Coralea Wennberg and John E. Wennberg
Cultures of Resistance Network Foundation
Daniel S. Bernstein '87 P'18 P'21 and Claire Foerster P'18 P'21
Dartmouth Class of 1971
Donna Grant Reilly and Charles C. Reilly '53 TU'54
Dorothy M. Byrne H'10 P'81 P'85 TUP'86 GP'20
Elizabeth Deming Dauten '79 and Kent P. Dauten '77 P'08 P'14
Elizabeth R. Lowenstein and David C. Lowenstein '67
Elizabeth W. Pierce and William C. Pierce '62 P'03 P'08
Ellen J. Bernstein
Elliot A. Stultz '83
Ford Foundation
George T. M. Shackelford '77
Hans C. Morris '80 P'11 P'14 and Katherine McInerney Morris P'11 P'14
Hugh J. Freund Esq. '67 P'08 P'12 and Sandra S. Wijnberg P'12
Ilene R. Greenberg P'06 and J. Michael Maynard '71 P'06
J. Neil Smiley II '82 and Judy Smiley
James R. Adler '60 TU'61 P'89 and Brooke Burgess Adler P'89
James Wright Ph.D. '64a TUP'93 GP'15 GP'17 GP'19 HON'09 and Susan DeBevoise Wright '69a TUP'93 GP'15 GP'17 GP'19 HON'09
Janet M. Haines
Jeffrey F. Welles '77 and Maud Iselin Welles '77
Joan Goodwin Kinne W'52 GP'15
Joe Novak (deceased) '52 TU'53
John H. L. Wasson M.D. '67 GRP'95 MEDP'95 P'96 GRP'97 MEDP'97 MEDP'06 and Gail Wasson GRP'95 MEDP'95 P'96 GRP'97 MEDP'97 MEDP'06
Jonathan D. Root M.D. '82 and Betsy Blumenthal
Joseph N. Barker '66 and Judith Liff Barker
Judith Deitrich Hood W'51
Judith S. Orlando and John S. Tamagni '56
Julia Hansen P'85 P'88
Julia Strickland P'05 and Timothy Wahl P'05
Karen Nearburg and Charles E. Nearburg '72 TH'73 TH'74 P'10
Katherine Duff Rines D71a and Ben Schore (deceased) '51a
Katharine Hewitt and David C. Hewitt '64
Katherine Stone Sonnenborn '00 and Jonah A. Sonnenborn '99
Kristy L. Harteveldt P'19 and Robert L. Harteveldt '84 P'19
Linda R. Rush P'86 P'92 GP'20 and Jeffrey L. Rush M.D. '62 P'86 P'92 GP'20
Linda Roesch P'88 P'90 and Frederick A. Roesch '60 TU'61 P'88 P'90
Lucretia L. Martin '51 and Peter B. Martin '51 P'83
Lisa Lider and Robert Y. Lider '71
Lynne V. Whitacre and Huntley R. Whitacre '64 P'94
Marie Elaine Tefft
Marina Weitzner Lewin P'11 P'14 THP'15 and Andrew E. Lewin Esq. '81 P'11 P'14 THP'15
Marsha Queen Pratt P'06 and Peter S. Pratt '71 P'06
Maya Tichio and Robert M. Tichio '99
Melissa Kaish-Dorfman '83 and Jonathan L. Dorfman
Morton Kaish P'83
Nancy D. Sanders and Stewart Sanders '56
Olivia C. Hood Parker W'58 TUW'59 P'89 P'91 TUP'94
Richard Dantas P'21 and Michele A. Cloutier '87 P'21
Robert A. Levinson '46 TU'46
Robert B. Bellinger and Natalie B. Wilensky '86
Rona Hollander Citrin P'11 P'16 and Jeffrey B. Citrin '80 P'11 P'16
Sandra L. Irving '72 and Arthur L. Irving '72 H'10 P'10 TUP'14
Shelley L. Sporleder and Michael J. Carr P'16 P'19
Shirley R. Sanders W'51
Siobhan C. Hansen and Christopher C. Hansen '85
Susan A. Grey and Robert J. Grey P'02 GRP'07
Susan H. Vicinelli and Gaetano R. Vicinelli '63 P'87 GP'18 GP'22
Tania G. Evans and Thomas M. Evans Jr. P'86
The Reverend Preston T. Kelsey II '58 P'82 MEDP'88 P'90 GP'13 GP'17 and Virginia Rice Kelsey P'82 MEDP'88 P'90
Thomas A. Russo '77 P'08 and Georgina Tugwell Russo '77 P'08
Thomas E. Oxman M.D. '71 and Judy H. Oxman
Victoria Hansen '88
Virginia Gomprecht (deceased) P'79 P'84
Virginia M. Giddens and James W. Giddens '59
William H. Neukom '64 P'90 P'91 P'97 HON'15 and Sally Neukom P'90 P'91 P'97
Yola Rager and James T. Rager' 71
LEFT Guests mingle during a reception for The New Now symposium that featured Dartmouth alumni, including several members of the Hood Honorary Council and Hood Museum Board of Advisors.