Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Amon Carter Museum of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth , TX 76107
United States

PAST EVENTS

Texas Folk Art

From: 
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Until: 
Monday, September 19, 2016

Texas Folk Art features the spirited work of some of the state’s most original painters and sculptors, including H. O. Kelly, Reverend Johnnie Swearingen, Velox Ward, and Clara McDonald Williamson, among others.

Pasture Cows Crossing Indian Creek, Comanche, Texas

From: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Until: 
Monday, May 30, 2016

A visionary storyteller, Esther Pearl Watson (b. 1973) blends memories and imagination to capture her Texas upbringing. A mural-size painting (about 13 feet tall and 10 feet wide), Pasture Cows Crossing Indian Creek, was created specifically for the Amon Carter’s atrium. It is part of the museum’s program of rotating contemporary artworks in the atrium space and an exciting addition to an ongoing exploration of Texas artists and their contributions to modern American art.

Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum

From: 
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Until: 
Sunday, January 3, 2016

Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection

From: 
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Until: 
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Drawn from the celebrated American Indian art collection of Charles and Valerie Diker, Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection showcases approximately 120 masterworks, including fine examples of basketry, pottery, sculpture, ivories, kachina dolls, regalia, and pictographic arts from tribes across the North American continent. The exhibition provides rare access to many exquisite works from one of the most comprehensive and diverse collections of American Indian art in private hands.

Indigenous Beauty is organized by the American Federation of Arts. This exhibition was made possible by the generosity of an anonymous donor, the JFM Foundation, and Mrs. Donald Cox.