Hood Quarterly, spring 2025
Each year, the Hood Museum of Art offers internships to Dartmouth upperclassmen of all majors. Students research the collection, work closely with museum curators, promote art and exhibitions, create student programs, and learn from museum professionals. By 2027, over 300 interns will have walked through our doors! We reached out to a few of them recently to find out what they were up to.
"My Hood Museum internship coincided with the opening of the museum in 1985–86, which was incredibly exciting, and I felt that director Jackie Baas treated me as a full member of the Hood staff. Above all, I owe a deep debt of gratitude to Hilliard Goldfarb (curator of pre-19th century art at the time) for his formative mentorship, which in essence was a one-on-one tutorial in the close examination of works of art on paper. Working with Hilliard was exhilarating, and in the summer after graduation he hired me as a research assistant to conduct firsthand cataloguing on the spectacular collection of Rembrandt etchings that Adolph ('Bucks') Weil would eventually donate to the Hood Museum, along with many other treasures. I carried this passion for works on paper into graduate school at Columbia University, where it shaped my dissertation on the prints of Francisco Goya, and beyond, into my scholarly work over the past thirty years. A poster commemorating the 'cornerstone ceremony' for the Hood Museum—signed by architect Charles Moore—hangs prominently in my office as a reminder of this legacy."
—ANDY SCHULZ '86, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona
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"As a senior, I faced a pivotal decision whether to enter a PhD program in art history or pursue a more business-oriented career. My hands-on interaction with the Hood Museum's art and time spent with Hilliard (and others) let me experience how one's passion for art can be richly fulfilled in a museum setting and among people with a common interest. I chose business, with an ongoing 'minor' in art history on weekends, travel, among friends, and in almost all aspects of life. Just the other day, my work colleagues at Gannett and I walked over to the National Gallery and spent an hour sharing our thoughts on our favorite works. The Hood internship helped me realize how a love of art history can stay with you always."
––JAY FOGARTY '88, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Gannett | USA Today Network
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"My time as the Class of 1954 Curatorial Intern at the Hood Museum was truly a formative experience. I learned—among many things—the importance of stewarding and activating collections. Now as a curator at the Guggenheim New York, I delight in illuminating the stories behind artworks in the museum's holdings, as well as in unearthing gems by underrecognized artists."
—MEGAN FONTANELLA '04, Curator, Modern Art and Provenance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
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"Organizing my own exhibition through the A Space for Dialogue program was an amazing opportunity that gave me a lot of confidence in my curatorial abilities early on in my career. I was lucky to be mentored by former Hood Museum Director Michael Taylor, who encouraged me to think independently and take risks—skills that have served me well throughout my professional journey in art and finance."
—JANE CAVALIER '14, Investment Banking, J. P. Morgan
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"As a Native American art intern, I was allowed the opportunity to learn from the Hood Museum's vast collection of Indigenous artworks and develop an understanding of the responsibilities of art museum professionals. Through this internship, I found my initial footing and path in the art world. Since my time at the Hood, I have received my MFA in visual art from the University of Kansas, and I currently teach art as an adjunct faculty member at San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico."
—DILLEN PEACE '19, Adjunct faculty, San Juan College, Farmington, New Mexico
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"As a medical student, my current career path has been most impacted by participating in and leading 'learning to look' programs, which employ close observation of an object. Training in these exercises altered the way I approach clinical observation of patients, improving both my diagnostic acumen and human empathy."
—KENSINGTON COCHRAN '20, Medical student, Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons