Past Exhibitions
Results
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Focal Points: New to the Photography Collection
October 17, 2015–April 10, 2016Focal Points highlights new holdings of the Carter’s photography collection, displaying works from contemporary artists and classical artists alike. All of these exciting acquisitions explore the way that artists have embraced and questioned the concept of America as a land of opportunity.
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Texas Folk Art
October 16, 2015–September 25, 2016Texas Folk Art features the spirited work of some of Texas’ most original painters who use a lack of convention and lively storytelling in order to create animated narratives about working, playing, and worshipping in Texas.
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Self-Taught Genius: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum
October 10, 2015–January 3, 2016This exhibition highlights the role of folk and self-taught artists as figures who are central to the shared history of the United States and as active participants in the shaping of American visual culture through a variety of mediums.
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Tales from the American West: The Rees-Jones Collection
September 5, 2015–February 21, 2016Tales from the American West is the first museum exhibition to feature Trevor Rees-Jones’ exceptional collection of art of the American West. Including stately portraits, accurate renditions of daily life, and majestic landscapes, the Rees-Jones Collection contributes to our understanding of the West today.
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That Day: Laura Wilson
September 5, 2015–February 14, 2016Laura Wilson takes us into a West defined by diverse communities outside the suburban middle-class through her exhibition of 72 photographs. Framed equally by beauty and violence, the images reflect the artist’s challenge to the image of an homogenized America.
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Indigenous Beauty: Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection
July 7–September 13, 2015This exhibition showcases approximately 120 masterworks from tribes across the North American continent, providing rare access to one of the most comprehensive and diverse collections of American Indian art in private hands.
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Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention
May 23–August 23, 2015This exhibition highlights Samuel F.B. Morse’s iconic painting Gallery of the Louvre. Filled with miniature reproductions of the Louvre’s finest treasures, this painting is a signal work of transatlantic exchange intended to connect American audiences with great European artworks.
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Esther Pearl Watson
May 19, 2015–July 24, 2016In this exhibition, specially made for the Carter’s Atrium, Esther Pearl Watson explores her own personal identity through motifs and narratives that incorporate her childhood memories and Texas folklore into a deeply expressive canvas.
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Remington and Russell
February 25–May 24, 2015This exhibition of paintings and sculptures selected from the Carter’s extensive collection offers visitors an opportunity to gain insight into the works of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, two of the greatest practitioners of the art of the American West.
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Like Father, Like Son: Edward and Brett Weston
February 21–August 23, 2015Featuring 23 prints, this exhibition offers an unusual opportunity to compare the visions of photographers Edward Weston and his son Brett to see how each balanced recording the world’s direct appearance with a sense of abstraction.
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American Still Life
February 14–August 16, 2015Organized in celebration of a recent acquisition, American Still Life highlights the ability of 19th and 20th-century American artists to celebrate the ordinary through their paintings, whether trompe l’oeil masters or modernist photographers.
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George and Martha
January 28–June 1, 2015This exhibition explores presidential representation, delving into the enduring image of George and Martha Washington and the artistic decisions that America’s first great generation of artists made in order to remember these national icons.
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Audubon's Beasts
January 15–August 16, 2015This exhibition features some of Audubon’s greatest depictions of North America’s animals; his delightful images of friendly and frightening quadrupeds are evidence not only of his artistic dedication but of the range of beasts with whom we share our land.
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Modern Masters of the Woodcut
November 8, 2014–January 18, 2015This exhibition showcases the evolution of the woodcut, proving that while the methodology of woodblock printing is not much changed over the last century, the pliant medium is capable of bold new forms of artistic expression.
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Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River
October 2, 2014–January 18, 2015Navigating the West, a dynamic exhibition featuring iconic river paintings and drawings, reveals for the first time how George Caleb Bingham created his art and artistic persona at a time when American painting, like the country, was dramatically shifting.