Each photograph presents a different interpretation of water’s presence in everyday life, from quiet still-life arrangements to harbor scenes to contemporary images of life along the Trinity River. The current rotation includes reproductions of artworks from the early 1900s to the 2010s, by artists in the Museum’s collection such as Carlotta Corpron, Terry Evans, Paul Greenberg, Cara Romero, and Caroline Vaughan.

One early reproduction on view in the installation captures a still harbor with its boats at rest. Taken by Clara E. Sipprell in the 1920s, the photograph is full of soft shadows and poetic calm, as if the world has just woken up or is about to go to sleep. Elsewhere, Terry Evans’s photograph of life along the Trinity River in Fort Worth is vibrant, awake, and deeply rooted in place, offering an intimate portrait of a familiar landscape.

Other artworks in the installation focus on the texture and abstraction of water, from raindrops on a glass window to the distorted reflections of water in a glass vase. Together, these images reveal how photographers have long been drawn to and captivated by water, not just as a setting, but as a subject of endless possibilities and transformation.

Installed along a path that winds past restaurants and shops, this current photography rotation is part of an ongoing partnership between Trademark Property Company and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. The goal of this partnership is to bring great art into everyday spaces. Each year, rotations bring new themes and works drawn from the Carter’s photography collection, one of the major repositories of American photography in the world.

This summer’s theme, water, is particularly well-suited to the setting at Westbend. Just steps away from the river itself, the images invite quiet reflection and ask viewers to consider water’s role in shaping memory, place, and perception. Some scenes on view in the installation feel far away, such as distant oceans and coastal towns, while others feel close to home, such as rainstorms and familiar paths along the Trinity River. Yet all of them offer a quiet moment to slow down and look.

This installation is free and open to the public! Whether passing through on foot or making a day of it, with food, shopping, and a long walk along the trails, be sure to take in a few of these photographs along the way during your next visit to Westbend.