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.
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As a member of the Stieglitz circle, Hartley contributed to the group’s soil-and-spirit rhetoric, or the idea that the spiritual essence of a new American modernism could be found in the American landscape. The exhibition examines the full range of Hartley’s aesthetic investigation of the land, from the pastels he created during his first visit in the summer of 1918 to the masterfully orchestrated series of oil paintings, known as the New Mexico Recollections, he created several years later in Berlin.
This exhibition was organized by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of its American Masterpieces program, The Burnett Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, and The Kerr Foundation. The Fort Worth presentation of the exhibition is made possible in part by an anonymous gift.
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Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m.
Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism
Lecture
Heather Hole, assistant curator of paintings, Art of Americas at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Considered one of the great early American modernists, Marsden Hartley (1877–1943) traveled the United States in search of a distinctly American aesthetic. Hole will examine the evolution of Hartley’s depictions of the American West and explore the modernist debates about American art and national identity that they reflect.
Reservations are required; seating is limited. Please call 817.989.5057 by June 11 to register; confirmation will be sent.
Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m.
Marsden Hartley and Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
Gallery Talk
Rebecca Lawton, curator of paintings and sculpture, Amon Carter Museum
Join us in exploring the different ways in which Marsden Hartley and Georgia O’Keeffe painted the New Mexico landscape.
Sunday, August 10, 1 p.m.
Canyons, Clouds, and Colors
Target Family Fun Days
Bring your friends and family to this end-of-summer celebration.
- Relax and enjoy free hot dogs and lemonade outdoors under tents on the museum’s plaza.
- Explore the American Southwest through the special exhibition, Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism.
- Be creative and design your own scenic surrounding with hands-on art-making activities.
- Enjoy a blast from the past by watching classic Saturday morning cartoons and discover how featured fun facts and cool songs relate to the Carter’s collection.
- The first 350 children will receive a special Bullseye buddy.
Target Family Fun Days are generously supported by 
This exhibit and the lectures have been wonderful. Just wish that you could provide more.
Thanks so much.
— Anonymous, June 27, 2008, 4:19 p.m.