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    "Fancy" basket with handle made by Wampanoag basket maker Emma Mitchell Safford (1847–1932) in the early twentieth century using ash and sweetgrass.

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On This Thanksgiving

November 25, 2020

This year, Thanksgiving looks different for people across the country. Many of us will be spending time away from our loved ones or having quieter and smaller gatherings than we normally would. For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving has always been a holiday that evokes feelings of ambiguity. Like many of our fellow Americans, we enjoy gathering with our families and communities.

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    Moccasins made by a Jicarilla Apache artist, about 1900, Native-tanned hide, rawhide, glass beads, tin, ochre, thread.

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#RockYourMocs with the Hood Museum of Art's Collection

November 10, 2020

Over a century ago, the first American Indian Day was declared by the governor of New York. However, it was not until 1990 that the contributions of Indigenous people to the United States gained national recognition in the form of Native American Heritage Month. Thirty years later, there are 6.9 million Native Americans and Alaskan Natives living in the lands now called the United States, and millions more Indigenous peoples living throughout the Americas.

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    A tall bronze sculpture made up of 5 rectangular prisms which extend like arms and legs from a central "torso". Behind this sculpture is a brick wall made up of 5 arched bays containing rectangular panels in yellow, green, blue, red, and orange.

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Play: Escape to the Outdoors

October 21, 2020

The Hood Museum of Art recently launched Escape to the Outdoors, a fully digital escape room-style game featuring works of public art on Dartmouth's campus. Players will work through a series of challenges featuring puzzles, riddles, and hidden codes related to six outdoor sculptures. Along the way, players will learn about the extraordinary works of art that enliven Dartmouth's campus.  

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    The Hood Museum of Art's north facade. Photograph copyright Michael Moran.

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Hood Museum Welcomes Five New Board Members

October 13, 2020

The museum relies on its board for counsel and support and looks forward to the contributions of this diverse and accomplished group. John Stomberg, the Virginia Rice Kelsey 1961s Director of the Hood Museum, said, "The Hood Museum has long benefitted from the deep engagement of our Board members. We are particularly eager to welcome our newest members who will be a new host of skills and experiences to bear on the challenges facing the Museum in the coming years"

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    Artist Varujan Boghosian at the exhibition opening reception for "In Residence: Contemporary Artists at Dartmouth". Photo by Rob Strong.

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Varujan Boghosian (1926–2020): In Memoriam

September 24, 2020

In 1968, Varujan Boghosian was invited to Dartmouth as an artist-in-residence and stayed to become a professor of art in the Studio Art Department. In 1982, he was named the George Frederick Jewett Professor; he retired from that post nearly thirty years later.

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