Art
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Fort Worth, Texas
About
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas is one of the leading museums of American art in the United States, with a collection of approximately 50,000 objects. Founded in 1961 by newspaper publisher Amon G. Carter Sr., the museum is particularly celebrated for its extraordinary photography collection — one of the most significant in the country — as well as its collection of Western American art and paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.
Highlights & Things Not to Miss
Photography Collection
One of the most significant photography collections in the United States
Western Art
Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and the art of the American West
Philip Johnson Building
The original 1961 building and its later expansions by Philip Johnson