Amon Carter Museum of Western Art

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, located in Fort Worth, Texas, is a prominent institution dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting American art. It is particularly known for its extensive holdings of paintings of the American West, featuring works by artists such as Frederic Remington and Charles W. Russell. The museum was designed by architect Philip Johnson and opened in 1961. Fort Worth itself is a city with a rich Old West heritage, founded as a military outpost and later becoming a significant stop on cattle drives and a boomtown with the arrival of the railroad. The city's economy is diverse, and it hosts several other cultural institutions, including the Kimbell Art Museum and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.1