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  • An oil painting of a corner bar at night, showing through the windows three patrons at the bar and a bartender at work.

    Art and Appetite: American Painting, Culture and Cuisine

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../art-and-appetite-american-painting-culture-and-cuisine
    February 22–May 18, 2014

    This mouthwatering exhibition of 60 paintings explores the art and culture of food, investigating the many meanings and interpretations of dining in America, from celebrating the pleasures of eating to making a statement on the country’s social values.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.67176
    Boost: 1
  • A color photograph of a late fall landscape with a river disappearing into the distance and people running on well-groomed paths.

    Meet Me at the Trinity: Photography by Terry Evans

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../meet-me-trinity-photography-terry-evans
    August 30, 2014–January 25, 2015

    This exhibition features the work of one of the nation’s acclaimed landscape photographers, offering visitors the opportunity to think about Fort Worth’s Trinity River through photographs that depict the river and its culture, including its channeling and visitors.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.6649604
    Boost: 1
  • A detail of watercolor of a flower, a long stem of grass, and a leaf.

    Trespassers: James Prosek and the Texas Prairie

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../trespassers-james-prosek-and-texas-prairie
    September 16, 2023–May 12, 2024

    Trespassers: James Prosek and the Texas Prairie features more than 20 new works, including a new large-scale silhouette painting; watercolor portraits of plants collected during his travels across the state of Texas; and trompe l’oeil clay and bronze sculptures of wildflowers.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.5456285
    Boost: 1
  • A two-part print of an abstract American Indian bust surrounded by text on the left, and lots of chunks of text in different sizes and colors on the right, with the word "WARRIOR" prominently in red.

    In Our Own Words: Native Impressions

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../our-own-words-native-impressions
    June 30–October 7, 2018

    In Our Own Words features a portfolio of vibrantly colored printed portraits by Daniel Heyman and Lucy Ganje, who collaborated in portraying present-day members of North Dakota Indian nations.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.5321305
    Boost: 1
  • A painting of three women by a fireplace in a cozy family room: one sewing, one working a loom, and the other at a spinning wheel.

    Texas Folk Art

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../texas-folk-art
    October 16, 2015–September 25, 2016

    Texas 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.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.46865
    Boost: 1
  • An abstract color print of black brushstrokes and splatters with splotches of yellow and blue.

    Sam Francis: Prints

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../sam-francis-prints
    August 3, 2016–February 5, 2017

    This exhibition features more than a dozen prints by Sam Francis, who combines loose strokes and splatters in order to create vibrant lithographs evocative of traditional symbols and biological specimens that pop with color and pulse with energy.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.4545922
    Boost: 1
  • An abstract oil painting of oil rigs at night, composed of geometric shapes in shades of blue, green, and brown.

    Abstract Texas: Midcentury Modern Painting

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../abstract-texas-midcentury-modern-painting
    October 1, 2016–October 8, 2017

    Abstract Texas presents the work of a few of Texas’ trailblazing artists of the mid-20th century who drew inspiration from their surroundings and used abstract styles to portray characteristics of expressive truth—regardless of the conservative tastes of the time.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.4289072
    Boost: 1
  • Focal Points: New to the Photography Collection

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../focal-points-new-photography-collection
    October 17, 2015–April 10, 2016

    Focal 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.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.4028852
    Boost: 1
  • A drawing of two women, arms wrapped across each other, walking along a beach as white surf rolls in toward them.

    Homer and Remington in Black and White

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../homer-and-remington-black-and-white
    March 4–July 2, 2017

    This exhibition highlights the overlooked works on paper that helped catapult two great American artists to household names. Their ability to distill the essence of a scene using only black and white was fundamental to their success.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.3541005
    Boost: 1
  • Classically Trained: The Gentlings and Music

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../classically-trained-gentlings-and-music
    March 15–July 13, 2025

    Organized by the Carter, Classically Trained: The Gentlings and Music explores Scott and Stuart Gentling’s artistic engagement with the Age of Enlightenment, and features over 20 artworks by the Gentlings, including paintings, drawings, and music inspired by the intellectual and cultural ideals of this era.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.3487775
    Boost: 1
  • An abstract oil painting of an eggbeater, a glove, and a fan flattened into geometric shapes.

    Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../constructive-spirit-abstract-art-south-and-north-america-1920s-50s
    June 26–September 5, 2010

    Featuring approximately 80 seldom-seen paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, drawings, and films, this exhibition juxtaposes the work from artists of the Americas, providing a fresh and innovative look at this dynamic and cosmopolitan period of modernism.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.3088722
    Boost: 1
  • A detail of an abstract oil painting of a plant-like form made up of green, blue, brown, and gray geometric and organic forms on an orange background.

    Invented Worlds of Valton Tyler

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../invented-worlds-valton-tyler
    February 11–April 30, 2017

    This exhibition features a rare series of etchings and paintings from the imagination of Texas artist Valton Tyler, whose unique forms, brilliant colors, and uses of organic, mechanistic, and surreal shapes provide a glimpse into unparalleled worlds.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.2960165
    Boost: 1
  • Black and white photo of a pre-teen holding her head to the sky; her eyes are closed

    Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../multitude-solitude-photographs-dave-heath
    June 16–September 16, 2018

    This exhibition presents the first major survey of the art of Dave Heath, one of the most original and respected photographers of the mid-20th century, juxtaposing loss and hope through works that strive for human connection.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.2714562
    Boost: 1
  • A watercolor of an Indigenous man wearing a feathered headdress, body paint, a beaded rope around his neck, and holding a bow and arrow.

    Faces from the Interior: The North American Portraits of Karl Bodmer

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../faces-interior-north-american-portraits-karl-bodmer
    October 30, 2022–January 22, 2023

    Organized by and drawn exclusively from the collection of the Joslyn Art Museum, Faces from the Interior features over 60 recently conserved 19th-century watercolors by Karl Bodmer including portraits of individuals from the Omaha, Ponca, Yankton, Lakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, Assiniboine, and Blackfoot nations. Contemporary Indigenous knowledge bearers, artists, and scholars contributed texts and four short films highlighting the diverse histories, beliefs, and practices embodied in Bodmer's portraits.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.1325142
    Boost: 1
  • A color photograph looking through the sliding doors, one with a broken window, of a yellow room out onto a brick wall.

    Discarded: Photographs by Anthony Hernandez

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../discarded-photographs-anthony-hernandez
    March 3–August 7, 2016

    Discarded explores Americans’ penchant for discarding what we no longer want using the evocative photographs of renowned photographer Anthony Hernandez. Focusing on the buildings, people, and land in Southern California, these meticulous photographs lure us into this challenging subject.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0837615
    Boost: 1
  • A detail of an oil painting of a standing White woman wearing elaborate white clothing and holding the hood out over her head to catch the smoke from a lamp on the floor in front of her.

    Sargent's Youthful Genius: Paintings from the Clark

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../sargents-youthful-genius-paintings-clark
    March 11–June 17, 2012

    This intimate exhibition of part of the renowned collection of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute celebrates the monumental painting Fumée d’Ambre Gris and provides insight into the remarkably talented work of John Singer Sargent.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0684166
    Boost: 1
  • A black-and-white abstract photograph of a partial view of the tower of a suspension bridge from the ground.

    American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../american-modern-abbott-evans-bourke-white
    October 2, 2010–January 11, 2011

    This special exhibition showcases the work of three of America’s most beloved photographers–Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, and Walker Evans–and offers new insight into the flourishing genre of documentary photography during the 1930s.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0667698
    Boost: 1
  • A still life oil painting of a cluster of purple grapes and several peaches next to a white, porcelain basket holding more peaches.

    American Still Life

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../american-still-life
    February 14–August 16, 2015

    Organized 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.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0574374
    Boost: 1
  • Like Father, Like Son: Edward and Brett Weston

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../father-son-edward-and-brett-weston
    February 21–August 23, 2015

    Featuring 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.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0369084
    Boost: 1
  • Mountain and bridge made out of colored tissue paper arranged like paint on a wall

    Puente Nuevo by Justin Favela

    www.cartermuseum.org/.../puente-nuevo-justin-favela
    September 10, 2019–November 15, 2020

    Commissioned for the reopening of the Carter, Puente Nuevo is an immersive experience of large-scale artwork made from the materials used to construct piñatas.

    Exhibition
    Score: 2.0083961
    Boost: 1
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