Spending two days crisscrossing the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a place I left more than two years ago, felt like a homecoming of sorts—one filled with art, nostalgia, and a reminder of why I left in the first place. While reconnecting with old friends, I made it a priority to dive back into the local art … Continue reading A Journey Through Art and Identity in Dallas-Fort Worth
Charles M. Russell (1864–1926) Upper Missouri in 1840, 1902 Watercolor on paper C. M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, Trigg Collection Looking through the Western Galleries at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, many visitors compare the work of Frederic Remington and Charlie Russell. Quite often the conclusion is something like … Continue reading Charles M. Russell the Romance Maker
I was at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art to give a docent tour today and took another look at a work called Ridden Down by Frederic Remington. You can see a painting a dozen times and then finally connect to it, or connect to it in a new way. Today I noticed a … Continue reading Frederic Remington: Big art is the process of Elimination
“I never knew but one artist,” wrote the poet Walt Whitman. “and that's Tom Eakins, who could resist the temptation to see what they think ought to be, rather than what is.” I am confronted with one of Eakins most notable paintings, Swimming, in the Amon Carter Museum. I've heard it said more than once … Continue reading To be in the Comfort of Freedom
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