Photographer Eliot Porter
A pioneer of color photography, Eliot Porter (1901–1990) published more than two dozen books of his work. During his lifetime, he achieved wide recognition as a fine art photographer and ambassador for environmental causes. Today, his photographs continue to inspire viewers both to explore and to protect their natural world. Porter bequeathed his professional archives—including more than 9,000 prints—to the Amon Carter Museum. This collection guide offers an extensive sampling of his work.
Cowboy Photographer: Erwin E. Smith
As a boy, Erwin E. Smith (1886–1947) spent summers on his uncle’s ranch near Quanah, Texas. The land bordered the Great Western Cattle Trail, which thousands of longhorns followed north on the great drives during the 1880s. Between 1905 and 1912, Smith photographed roundups and other scenes on ranches throughout Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Smith’s photographs are among the best-known images of range life in the last century, and this collection guide provides a large inventory of his work.
Encountering Texas: 1846–1856
This site highlights drawings and watercolors by three artists who provided an invaluable record of the vast region that was in the process of becoming the state of Texas.
Texas Bird's-Eye Views
Zoom in to the past and see incredible details in early maps of nineteenth-century Texas cities. Discover with only a few clicks how cities have changed over time, and compare a city’s growth with others from the same year.