Full Description
An exploration of the collection of art about the American Wild West in the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. It examines the numerous paintings and sculptures by Frederick Remington and Charles Russell, along with other iconic images of the American West. There is coverage of the multiple works by James McNeill Whistler, Martin Johnson Heade, Winslow Homer, William M. Harnett, Thomas Moran, Stuart Davis, Georgia O'Keeffe, Joseph Stella, John Marin and Louis Nevelson. The volume also includes a virtual history of American photography, 1840-1998, featuring Southworth & Hawes, Carleton E. Watkins, Paul Strand, Walker Evans, Laura Gilpin, Aaron Siskind and many others. Finally, there is an account of the story of the legendary Texas millionaire, Amon Carter (1879-1955).
