Art in the Making

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth•hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu

This podcast, hosted by Dartmouth students and Hood Museum of Art interns Caroline Cook ’21 and Courtney McKee ’21, traces the history of various materials used to make art through the ages and highlights works in the museum’s collection that you can see for yourself. Caroline and Courtney aren’t experts, but they’ll ask the questions you might have always wondered about. One thing’s for sure: the objects around you will never look quite the same again!

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Episodes

Photography — A Surprising Abundance of Frenchmen

In the last episode of “Art in the Making,” Courtney and Caroline explore photography. They consider the developments through time that led to its ubiquity today as well as the debate surrounding photography as an artistic medium. Look at the Critical Indigenous Portrait Exchange Project and reflect on all we’ve learned in our time together. For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa...

May 21, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Paint — Ah, the Days of Yore

In this week’s episode, Courtney and Caroline take a look at the different types of paint and the unique qualities that they can bring to a painting. Understand why classical portraits look so “fleshy” and learn about the unusual choice of material Jackson Pollock made for his action paintings. For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

May 14, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Marble — A Rasp Is an Ancient Nail File

In this week’s episode about marble, Caroline and Courtney discuss the processes of quarrying and carving marble, as well as the properties of marble that make it an ideal medium for sculpture. See the Parthenon in a new way, and look at a piece in the Hood’s collection made by one of the world’s first professional female sculptors. For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

May 07, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Paper — Kids Are Baby Goats, Paper Has Teeth

In this week’s episode about paper, Courtney and Caroline explore how the different weights and types of paper impact the art that is made with them. Compare a Japanese print by famed artist Utagawa Hiroshige III to an American pastel sketch by Everett Shinn. For the transcript of this episode and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

Apr 30, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ceramics — We Took Picasso Down and Put Anita Up! Featuring Jami Powell

In this week’s episode about ceramics, Caroline and Courtney sit down with Jami Powell, the associate curator of Native American art at the Hood Museum, about her exhibition Form and Relation . For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

Apr 23, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Pigmentation — I Didn’t Think Snails Would Be Involved

In this week’s episode about pigmentation, Courtney and Caroline discover the unusual sources for the rainbow of colors available to artists through time. You’ve probably seen the ancient Lascaux cave drawings, but have you ever considered where their colors came from? Look at two very special works from the Hood’s collection, a fountain from the Ottoman Empire and a monochrome masterpiece by Yves Klein. For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: htt...

Apr 16, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Metalwork — One Man’s Trash

In this week’s episode about metalwork, Caroline and Courtney take a look at mining, shaping, and casting different metals. Explore works in the Hood Museum’s collection ranging from African weapons to a sculpture made from aluminum bottleneck wrappers. For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

Apr 09, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Stone — Looking Pretty Good for 5,000 Years Old

In the very first episode of “Art in the Making,” Courtney and Caroline will explore the properties of different types of stone and the various techniques used to carve them. Revisit the famed Venus of Willendorf, meet a stocky ruler from ancient Lagash, and see the Hood Museum’s Assyrian reliefs in a whole new light. For the transcript of this episode, and to see images of the works featured, click here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gy4bi06c1yiiqh8/AAAmqgvdmmt92hQ9jWEhPspZa?dl=0...

Apr 02, 2021•12 min

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Mar 01, 2021•55 sec

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