Apart from the Kimbell and the Modern, there is a third, equally great museum in the rather small and -outside of Texas - not particularly well known town, Fort Worth (it's a really cool town though, even without the museums) - the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. It opened in 1961 and originally contained paintings from the "Old West" only - predominantly by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russel. The collection has grown considerably since then and represents the many stages of American art history, showing landscapes, Native American life, sculptures, still lives, impressionist paintings, photography, installations; including work by John Singer-Sargent, Alexander Calder, Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Cassatt... Here are some highlights from the collection and ongoing exhibitions:
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| James Surls, "Seven and Seven Flower", 1998 |
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| Gabriel Dawe, "Plexus no. 34", 2018 |
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| Augustus Saint-Gaudens, "Diana", 1894 |
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| Natasha Bowdoin, "In the Night Garden", 2021 |
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| Ruth Asawa, "Untitled", 1957-59 |
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| Rachel in the landscape wing |
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| in front of the museum with Henry Moore's statues (1955-56) |
Amon G. Carter was a publisher, art collector and philanthropist from Fort Worth. His daughter founded the museum after her father's will (he died in 1955). Funny fact about Carter: He hated Dallas. He was said to bring his own lunch when he drove there just so that he wouldn't have to spend money in the neighbor city... 😅 Apart from this feeling of rivalry, he was a very generous man who has done amazing things for his town, Fort Worth. I think leaving your art collection to the public is the noblest gesture an art lover can make. The museum entrance is always free, by the way.
Have you been to the Amon Carter yet?
Talk to you soon,
J.
PS: Thank you to my dear friend Rachel for being such a great museum buddy and also for being my model.
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