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Beyond the Bouquet

December 18, 2024 – ongoing
Arranging Flowers in American Art

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  • View of Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art installed in Sack and Rush Galleries. The walls are light blue and an onlooker views a decorative table.

    View of Beyond the Bouquet: Arranging Flowers in American Art installed in Sack and Rush Galleries. Photo by Anna Patten.

  • A painting of purple lilacs in a bulbous glass vase.

    Charles Ethan Porter, Lilacs, about 1885–1890, oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund; 2024.10.

  • A storage jar of native american descent made of terracotta and clay.

    Tsineha Tsanahe (Tsiniha), Storage Jar, collected December 1903, terracotta and pigment. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill; 46.17.10097.

  • A portrait of a black woman, she is wearing a floral hat.

    Ilse Martha Bischoff, Mary, 1943, oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the artist; P.953.100.

  • A painting of a series of photographs.

    Ben Shahn, Photographer’s Window (Contemporary American Photography 1935), 1939–1940, tempera on paper mounted on board. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Lawrence Richmond, Class of 1930; P.978.165.

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Inspired by flowers, North American artists working across time, cultural traditions, and artistic styles have embraced floral beauty in the natural world. Beyond the Bouquet highlights works from the permanent collection that showcase how artists' explorations of joy, ritual, and knowledge through flowers can touch our own lives and shared experiences.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by the Katharine T. and Merrill G. Beede 1929 Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Michael W. Hartman

Exhibition subject: United States & Canada