Virtually explore the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, with Smarthistory as your guide
Some background
videos + essays
Link to the Amon Carter Museum of American Art's website
John Quincy Adams Ward, The Freedman
This remarkable work honors those who fought for their own freedom, but acknowledges that the struggle goes on.
Thomas Cole, The Hunter’s Return
Cole feared for the American landscape as his country expanded westward.
Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable
Wood infuses a famous folktale about George Washington with theatricality, humor, and a Gilbert Stuart sample.
Frederic Remington, The Fall of the Cowboy
Remington mourns the decline of the cowboy by depicting the very thing that destroyed his iconic lifestyle.
