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Mission statement
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The Amon Carter Museum was established through the generosity of Amon G. Carter Sr. (1879–1955) to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell; to collect, preserve, and exhibit the finest examples of American art; and to serve an educational role through exhibitions, publications, and programs devoted to the study of American art.
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Institution facts
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The Carter houses one of the nation’s preeminent collections of American art, from works by the early nineteenth-century artist-explorers through those of the mid-twentieth-century modernists and up to the work of contemporary photographers. The museum also holds one of the most comprehensive collections of work by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.
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Hours
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday:
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Sunday: Noon–5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and major holidays.
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Directions
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Public transportation: The #7 bus travels from downtown, through the Cultural District, and south to the Fort Worth Zoo and Texas Christian University. The Trinity Railway Express travels between Fort Worth and Dallas.
Parking lots are on Camp Bowie Boulevard, on the north side of the building, and on Lancaster Avenue, south of the building. On evenings and weekends, parking is available at the University of North Texas Health Science Center east garage on the corner of Clifton Street and Cam
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Current:
February 16–May 11, 2008
Intimate Modernism: Fort Worth Circle Artists in the 1940s
February 16–April 27, 2008
The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson
March 8–June 15, 2008
Fort Worth Landmarks in the 1950s: Watercolors by Bror Utter |
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Upcoming:
June 14–August 24, 2008
Marsden Hartley and the West: The Search for an American Modernism |
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Disciplines
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| Drawing | Painting |
| Photography | Sculpture |
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Institutional affiliations and awards |
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American Association of Museums
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