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    Students in the galleries. Photo by Rob Strong.

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April 03, 2020

Director's Letter: Moving Foward
Read a letter from Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director John Stomberg during this unsettled time.

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    David Driskell, Gate Leg Table, 1966, oil and found objects on canvas. Purchased through a gift from Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H, by exchange; 2018.6. Courtesy of the artist and DC Moore Gallery, New York.

David Driskell (1931-2020): In Memoriam

April 02, 2020

David Driskell was a major figure in American art and art history. After earning his BFA from Howard University (1955) and MFA from Catholic University (1962), he pursued an advanced degree in art history from the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorisches Documentatie, Den Hague, Netherlands (1964). The twin pursuits of art making and art history defined his career.

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    View of "So Many Ways to Be Human" installation by Anita Fields

#5WomenArtists in the Exhibition "Form & Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics"

March 25, 2020

As Women's History Month comes to a close, the Hood Museum of Art joins the National Museum of Women in the Arts in celebrating the dynamic, innovative, and groundbreaking work of women in the arts. The #5WomenArtists featured in our most recent exhibition, Form and Relation: Contemporary Native Ceramics, each have unique practices that give attention to what is required to sustain healthy human and non-human relationships.

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    The Hood Museum of Art south façade. Photograph © Michael Moran

COVID-19 Public Health Announcement

March 11, 2020

The Hood Museum of Art and Dartmouth are committed to the health and safety of everyone in our spaces. As a result, the museum has closed its galleries and suspended all group and public programming through May 8, pending further review.

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Hood Museum: Open Letter Cutting Session

March 10, 2020
Artist Gina Adams cut letters from treaties to revisit the historically broken treaties between the U.S. government and Native American communities.

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    Reconstitution opens to the public on January 2. Photo by Alison Palizzolo.

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Engagement with Reconstitution

February 11, 2020

On view now through May 31, Reconstitution considers privileged histories in Western institutional settings, such as academia and museums, whose origins are rooted in colonialism. The concept of the exhibition originated with a suite of engravings in the Hood Museum's collection by Crispijn de Passe's (1564–1637), Four Continents (ca.

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