Explore the art and soul of the American West through the artwork and reflections of famed “cowboy artist” Charles Marion Russell. This 360-degree exploration delves into the artists subjects from his early days telling stories around the campfire as a night herder, to spinning yarns for guests on pack rides through national parks.
Past Exhibits
Exhibit
NIGHT & DAY: FREDERIC REMINGTON’S FINAL DECADE
September 24, 2022 – April 30, 2023
This exhibition explores works made in the final decade of Frederic Remington’s life, when the artist alternated his canvases between the color dominant palettes of blue-green and yellow-orange. In these late works, he strove to revise his color palette, compositional structure, and brushwork as he set his Western subjects under an interchanging backdrop of the shadows of night and the dazzling light of day.
Exhibit
PICTURING THE AMERICAN WEST
June 7, 2021 – September 14, 2022
June 7, 2021 – September 14, 2022
This thematic installation is an invitation for you, the viewer, to consider featured works of art from the Sid Richardson Museum collection in relation to each other based on subject and setting. The exhibit allows visitors to experience new contexts and perspectives on Western American Art.
SADDLES ON PARADE: THE ARTISTRY OF EDWARD BOHLIN
January 14, 2022 – May 29, 2022
In Fort Worth, the collecting rivalry between Sid Richardson and Amon Carter is legendary. In truth, the two business men were extremely close friends and constant promoters of Fort Worth. Correspondence between the two shows a constant exchange of gifts, with two of the most extravagant being the parade saddles and matching gear made by saddle maker and silversmith Edward Bohlin of Hollywood and given to Sid by Amon in 1947.
IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT: Winslow Homer & Frederic Remington
March 14, 2020 – March 12, 2021
A rare opportunity to examine works by Winslow Homer, considered by many to be the greatest American artist of the late nineteenth century, alongside the works of Frederic Remington, the premier painter of the West; focusing on illustration, each artist’s use of character types, and their ability to manipulate the setting of their works with dramatic, painterly effects.
A Fortune In Oils: Sid Richardson’s Personal Collection
September 14, 2019 – March 8, 2020
A personal look at the museum’s namesake, interweaving Sid Richardson’s collection of Western masterworks with rarely seen artifacts including letters, objects, photographs, and articles published during Sid’s lifetime.