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    A museum gallery installation with gray and forest green walls. In the foreground of the installation image is a work of art that looks like a portrait of President Washington in a book that has been burnt.

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Presenting Exhibitions in 2023 under the Umbrella of "Art and the Construction of History"

January 25, 2023

The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, will present a series of exhibitions in 2023 grouped under the theme "Art and the Construction of History," inviting viewers to consider the role of art and artists in the framing of historical narratives. This thematic throughline resonates with the museum's strategic priority to forge meaningful connections across disciplines, peoples, and local and global communities while seeking to reimagine the collection's influence and potential.

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    A man stands in quarter-profile but faces the camera smiling. He is wearing a brown suit jacket, had dark brown hair, and brown eyes.

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Hood Museum of Art Welcomes New Deputy Director Alex Bortolot

January 13, 2023

The Hood Museum of Art is happy to announce Alex Bortolot as just the second deputy director in the museum's history. This position has renewed resonance for the museum in the wake of its 2022–26 strategic plan, which calls for, among other things, enabling greater access to its resources and championing museum practices that positively impact staff, audience, and environmental wellbeing.

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    A vibrant and brightly colored poster created by a hispanic artist. The poster is a take on the famous raisin box design, instead here the woman is a skeleton.

"Sun Mad"

October 18, 2022

Ester Hernandez, Sun Mad, 1982, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1995.50.32, © 1982, Ester Hernandez

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    A brightly colored poster made by a hispanic artist. There is a drawing of a hispanic person set on a bright yellow background. The poster reads "My Body. I Decide. I Vote. Mi Cuerpo. Yo Decido. Yo Voto."

"Mi Cuerpo. Yo Decido."

October 18, 2022

Favianna Rodriguez, Mi Cuerpo. Yo Decido. (My Body. I Decide.), 2012, digital image, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 2020.38.2, © 2020, Favianna Rodriguez

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    A print on paper with a black background. On top of the black field is a white box, that looks like it's made of cube, with helicopter wings atop it.

"Dreambox"

October 18, 2022

Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, iliana emilia garcía, Dreambox, from the portfolio Manifestaciones, 2010, screenprint on reflective Mylar and chine collé on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the R.P. Whitty Company and the Cooperating Committee on Architecture, 2013.28.3.4, © 2010, Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA

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    A brightly colored poster created by a hispanic artist. It features a drawing of the same person dressed as male and a female. At the top of the poster is says "Quiero Mis Queerce."

"Quiero Mis Queerce"

October 13, 2022

Julio Salgado, Quiero Mis Queerce (I Want My Queer Quinceañera), 2014, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2020.37.6, © 2020, Julio Salgado

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