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Liquidity: Art, Commodities, and Water installed in Sack and Rush Galleries. Photo by Rob Strong.
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William Louis Sonntag, Boat Yard on the East River, about 1870–1874, oil on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Robert J. Strasenburgh II 1942 Fund; 2022.6.
About
Playing upon the dual definitions of liquidity—liquid assets bought and sold, as well as liquid substances—this exhibition mines the historical connections between art, water, and commodities. Highlights from the Hood Museum’s American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts collection explore histories of global trade across water; linkages between water and tourism; liquids as artistic materials; and how nineteenth-century water pollution and historical access to clean water remain relevant to local and national discussions in our present moment.
Exhibition Curator
Michael W. Hartman
Additional Information
In this digital resource, click on the links at the top to learn more about their journys across water.