February 17, 2022
AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
“The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) is located in Fort Worth, Texas, in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The greatest concentration of works falls into the period from the 1820s through the 1940s. Photographs, prints, and other works on paper produced up to the present day are also an area of strength in the museum's holdings.” – Wikipedia
I found this art museum by doing a Google search of things to see in Fort Worth. The brief description sounded like some place I’d enjoy so I made time to visit. The artists were diverse, from Alexander Calder (the originator of the mobile), to Grant Wood (from Iowa), to Georgia O’Keeffe (quickly becoming one of my favorite artists). There were portraits, landscapes, still-lifes, and sculptures. And if those weren’t enough, the museum is home to a large collection of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell works.
The Amon Carter Museum was a great find and a must-see if you enjoy art.
Seachange XIII, 1977; Norman Lewis, artist; Oil on canvas.
Untitled, ca. 1942; Alexander Calder, artist; Painted aluminum sheet, steel sheet, and steel wire. Calder invented "mobiles," which have no fixed form but exist as a sequence of motions.
Receding Transit, 1940; Robert O. Preusser, artist; Oil on panel.
Ranchos Church, New Mexico, 1930-31; Georgia O'Keeffee, artist; Oil on canvas. O'Keeffe is becoming one of my favorite artists.
Red Cannas, 1927; Georgia O'Keefe, artist; Oil on canvas.
Black Patio Door, 1955; Georgia O'Keefe, artist; Oil on canvas.
Series 1-No. 1, 1918; Georgia O'Keefe, artist; Oil on composition board.
Parson Weems' Fable, 1939; Grant Wood, artist; Oil on canvas.
Flags on the Waldorf, 1916; Childe Hassam, artist; Oil on canvas.
The Council of War, 1868; John Rogers, artist; Plaster. You can find other casts of this piece at the Lincoln Museum in Springfield, IL, and the Grant Home in Galena, IL.
George Washington, ca. 1846; Rembrandt Peale, artist; Oil on canvas.
Swimming, 1885; Thomas Eakins, artist; Oil on canvas. I liked this painting more for the back story than the art work. It seems the artist was the head of a prestigious art school in Pennsylvania when he painted this. People recognized the people in the painting as the artist (lower right hand corner) and some of his students. Negative reactions eventually forced Eakins to resign from his post.
Crow Creek Agency, D.T., 1884; William Fuller, artist; Oil on canvas.
Neighbors, 2016; Valton Tyler, artist; Oil on canvas.
Untitled (S.453, Hanging, Three-Lobed, Three-Layered Continuous Form within a Form), ca. 1957-59; Ruth Asawa, artist; Hanging sculpture--iron wire.
Still Life of Flowers and Fruit with a River Landscape in the Distance, 1867; Severin Roesen, artist; Oil on canvas.
New England Landscape II, 1967; George Morrison, artist; Wood.
Rock Studies No. 1, 2020-21; Sandy Rodriguez, artist; Hand-processed watercolor on amate paper.
Charlie Himself, ca. 1915; Charles M. Russell, artist; Wax, cloth, plaster, metal, string, and paint.
Lost in a Snowstorm--We Are Friends, 1888; Charles M. Russell, artist; Oil on canvas.
Buffalo Hunt, 1905; Charles M. Russell, artist; Bronze, Roman Bronze Works, cast #2.
An Indian Trapper, 1889; Frederic Remington, artist; Oil on canvas.
"The Right of the Road"--A Hazardous Encounter on a Rocky Mountain Trail, 1900; Frederic Remington, artist; Oil on canvas. "Remington often created monochromatic oil paintings (known as grisaille) for conversion into black-and-white illustrations. His peers, conversely, most often sent quick drawings to magazines, which was easier. These striking compositions are evidence that the artist worked hard to achieve a balance in the relationship between light and shadow."
Coming through the Rye, 1902; Frederic Remington, artist; Bronze, Roman Bronze Works, cast #12 ca. 1916.
Plexus no. 34, 2016; Gabriel Dawe, artist; Gutermann thread, painted wood, and hooks. I found this work to be amazing, as it changed as you moved about the area. This view is from a stairwell.
Plexus no. 34, 2016; Gabriel Dawe, artist; Gutermann thread, painted wood, and hooks. This view was from the atrium floor directly below the work.
Gathering Pecans, 1941; Otis Dozier, artist; Oil on canvas.