In Winslow Homer’s print Chestnutting, a group of children climb up and shake down a chestnut tree in rural New England, collecting the falling burs in an outstretched blanket. Printed in 1870, this image depicts a time when foraging was…
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If you’ve been in our galleries recently, you might have noticed that labels for artworks by unidentified artists list the maker as “artist once known” rather than the more traditional “artist unknown.” The difference is subtle but important. “Artist unknown”…
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The week following the June 24 US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Hood Museum installed Guerrilla Girls Demand a Return to Traditional Values on Abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision to reverse a right previously…
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If you drive past Dartmouth’s Organic Farm, you’ll likely see a large-scale mural set against a white barn. Titled Sustainability and Solidarity, this monumental work celebrates the importance of labor in the Upper Valley’s agriculture and dairy industries, and was…
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When the museum reopened in 2019, galleries with works by artists of primarily European descent were intentionally installed alongside galleries containing works by Native American artists. These adjacent galleries were designed to invite dialogue between objects and to serve as…
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