Virtually explore the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, with Smarthistory as your guide
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videos + essays
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![John Quincy Adams Ward, <em>The Freedman</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ward-thumb-570x350.jpg)
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, <em>The Hunter’s Return</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2018-01-20-at-3-35-48-pm-570x350.png)
Thomas Cole, The Hunter’s Return
Cole feared for the American landscape as his country expanded westward.
![Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/weemsmainscene-copy-570x350.jpg)
Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable
Wood infuses a famous folktale about George Washington with theatricality, humor, and a Gilbert Stuart sample.
![Frederic Remington, <em>The Fall of the Cowboy</em>](https://smarthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1865-1898grid-570x350.jpg)
Frederic Remington, The Fall of the Cowboy
Remington mourns the decline of the cowboy by depicting the very thing that destroyed his iconic lifestyle.