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Nurturing Nationhood

February 7 – August 29, 2026
Artistic Constructions of America, 1790–1940

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  • A photo of a museum gallery with green walls.

    Nurturing Nationhood: Artistic Constructions of America, 1790–1940 installed in the Hood Museum's Sack and Rush galleries. Photo by Rob Strong.

  • A photo of a museum gallery with green walls.

    Nurturing Nationhood: Artistic Constructions of America, 1790–1940 installed in the Hood Museum's Sack and Rush galleries. Photo by Rob Strong.

  • A photo of a museum gallery with green walls.

    Nurturing Nationhood: Artistic Constructions of America, 1790–1940 installed in the Hood Museum's Sack and Rush galleries. Photo by Rob Strong.

About

Featuring works from the 18th through the 20th centuries, this exhibition explores how art has played a role in defining, nurturing, and maintaining nationhood across what we now know as the United States.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by the Bernard R. Siskind Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Michael W. Hartman | Haely Chang | Elizabeth Rice Mattison | Ashley B. Offill | Evonne Fuselier

Exhibition subject: Native America