Amon Carter Museum of American Art - FREE Guided Tour (Fort Worth)

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Amon Carter Museum of American Art - FREE Guided Tour (Fort Worth)
Thursday, August 15 - 6:00 pm
Meeting Point: Inside the lobby of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd - Fort Worth.

Robert and Michele invite you to join us for a FREE guided tour of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
For our special Thursday evening tour we'll be highlighting the "American Experience", the unique history of the United States of America, and viewing works by artists such as Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Georgia O'Keeffe, and many more.

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Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) is located in Fort Worth, Texas, in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The greatest concentration of works falls into the period from the 1820s through the 1940s. Photographs, prints, and other works on paper produced up to the present day are also an area of strength in the museum's holdings.
The collection is particularly focused on portrayals of the Old West by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, artworks depicting nineteenth-century exploration and settlement of the North American continent, and masterworks that are emblematic of major turning points in American art history. Museum admission for all exhibits, including special exhibits, is free.
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened in 1961 as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. The museum's original collection of more than 300 works of art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell was assembled by Fort Worth newspaper publisher and philanthropist Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879–1955). Carter spent the last ten years of his life laying the legal, financial, and philosophical groundwork for the museum's creation.
Ruth Carter Stevenson, greatly expanded the museum’s collection to include all areas and periods of American art. In 2011, on the occasion of the museum’s 50th anniversary, the museum was renamed the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Web Links
https://www.cartermuseum.org/

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Event Details ...

Cost: FREE.

Weather: Our tours is indoors and will thus take place rain or shine; if it’s on the calendar then we’re proceeding as planned.

Parking: A variety of options throughout the area, including a free lot next to the museum and street parking nearby. Please arrive to the area early so that you have plenty of time to find parking and walk to our meeting point.

Meeting Point: 6:00 pm inside the lobby of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd - Fort Worth. Look for your hosts Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) and Michele along with a group of friendly people.

Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group and so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite type of art of artists. Example: “Michele - Harlem Renaissance” or “Robert - Georgia O’Keeffe”.

After the Tour: The tour will end between 7:00 and 7:30 pm. However, the museum is open until 8:00 pm so you’re free to stay until then on your own.

What Are The Tours Like?
YouTube Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIM

Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.

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