This landmark exhibition features masterworks from The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., tracing American art from the birth of the modern spirit to postwar painting through some of the finest examples of late 19th and 20th century art.

Fluid Expressions celebrates the work of Helen Frankenthaler, an inventive and whimsical printmaker who infused a sense of spontaneity and immediacy into a methodically worked medium not often used by abstract expressionists.

This special exhibition of Marin’s oils and watercolors are inspired by his time spent at Cape Split, Maine, using floating forms and energetic brushwork to transform the fleeting patterns of the natural world into innovative compositions.

This exhibition celebrates Sultan’s Homeland project and the Carter’s acquisition of one of the series’ signature works. His California landscapes suggest redemption in the face of somber themes like illegal immigration and the 2008 housing crisis.

This exhibition presents photographs, prints, and drawings that reflect artists’ captivation with the constantly changing industrial landscape of America during the early 20th century and the marvels of the nation’s building and engineering.

From his fashion photographs to his thoughtful depictions of American life, Parks used the camera as his tool for proclaiming the value of an American community built on freedom and equality.

Celebrating the generous gift of Joan and John Richardson, this exhibition uses these works on paper in conjunction with artworks from the collection to reveal how their contribution enlarges and diversifies the Carter’s holdings in illuminating ways.

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.

Fresh Perspectives brings a new voice to the interpretation of our collection and introduces audiences to the contradictions and convergences between our historic works on paper and the work of a contemporary artist.

This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.

This exhibition, consisting of Baskin’s prints and drawings from the early 1970s, showcases his sense of social justice and admiration for American Indian life and culture through portraiture that is highly focused on facial features and expressions.

While the museum is closed for expansion, visitors will still have the opportunity to experience American art through “Greatest Hits” from the museum’s collection at the Carter’s temporary gallery in downtown Fort Worth.

Featuring works by some of the state’s most important artists of the 20th century and today, this modest exhibition suggests how intimate, detailed likenesses allowed Texas artists to identify themselves in public and private spheres.

This exhibition explores the most immense engineering project of the 20th century through photographs that offer glimpses into the extraordinary scale and human expense of the Panama Canal, which transformed the trade route between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

This exhibition features monumental works from the artists of the Hudson River School, highlighting their reverence for landscapes through their depiction of natural sites as resources for spiritual renewal as well as potent symbols for culture and history.

This exhibition features the photographs of John Albok, a Hungarian immigrant who became known for his empathetic depictions of his community in the early 20th century. His photographs blend the relaxed ease of snapshot photography with an engaging documentary style.

This exhibition highlights the work of Leon Polk Smith, exploring how his cross-cultural experiences inspired his devotion to geometric patterning and pure colors, making him a leading practitioner of the style of abstraction popular in the mid-20th century.

Laura 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.

Using the confined stage of the subways of London, New York, and Tokyo, Suder’s oversized photographs, an intimate sonnet to urban transit, document how love, friendship, and solitude can be found in even the darkest of places.

The Polaroid Project surveys the history of the innovative photographic company Polaroid, its intersection with art, science, and technology, and the rich legacy of the technological and artistic experimentation that the company enabled.