- Accompanies an exhibition at Hood Museum of Art April 3, 2021 -
February 6, 2022 Jane and Raphael Bernstein were early supporters of the
innovative teaching practices of the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth. This
richly illustrated catalog traces the legacy of their gifts of art from
17th-century Japanese handscrolls to 18th-century English satirical
prints, from 20th-century American landscape and portrait photography to
contemporary art from the Canadian Arctic, plus an extraordinary
collection of calligraphic prints and paintings by Japanese centenarian
Toko Shinoda. Curatorial essays reveal how the depth and richness of the
various collections the Bernsteins have entrusted to the museum increase
the range of the work it can do. They have long conceived their gifts of
art as part of an overriding project: object-based inquiry. This catalog
celebrates the Bernsteins' support for learning with art, inviting
readers to join the museum's faculty, staff, visitors, and - perhaps
most importantly - students who will forever benefit from their
generosity.