Current and Future Exhibitions
Miss the exhibition in Fort Worth? Traveling to other parts of the country? Exhibitions organized by the Amon Carter Museum often travel to other important institutions throughout the United States.
Special Exhibitions
February 16–May 11, 2008
Intimate Modernism: Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940s
A fascinating story of visual art and American modernism is embedded in the history of 1940s Fort Worth. This special exhibition features more than 100 paintings, watercolors, and prints created by a group of artists who were among the first to introduce progressive art to this region.
Also on View
August 18, 2007–July 27, 2008
100 Years of Autochrome
See a selection of photographs and other materials from the Carter’s collection that together celebrate the 100th anniversary of the autochrome, the first commercially viable color photographic process.
March 8–June 15, 2008
Fort Worth Landmarks in the 1950s: Watercolors by Bror Utter
Seventeen brilliant watercolors by Bror Utter (1913–1993) depict historic Fort Worth structures, some of which still stand while others were torn down many years ago. The Eddleman-McFarland House, St. Ignatius Academy, Knights of Pythias, and First National Bank are some of the buildings represented.
Upcoming Exhibitions
May 17–October 26, 2008
Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting
Experience more than fifty photographs in this first-ever comprehensive survey of the work of Nell Dorr (1893–1988), one of the most spiritual and empathetic photographic artists of the twentieth century. Dorr is known for dedicating much of her life to photographing mothers and their children.
June 14–August 24, 2008
Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
See the Southwest through the eyes of Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), one of America’s great modernists. Organized by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, this exhibition features nearly forty works from Hartley’s New Mexico period (1918–24), perhaps the most overlooked facet of his career.
September 20, 2008–January 11, 2009
Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller
Embark on a captivating visual adventure in this special exhibition of paintings and drawings by Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874), the first American artist to journey into the heart of the Rocky Mountains. See his first-hand depictions of the Lakota, Shoshone, and Nez Perces he encountered, and meet the last of the true fur trappers and traders of the nineteenth-century American West.