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Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Exterior · East-facing facade of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
1/6 · Exterior · East-facing facade of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TexasPhoto: Steven Watson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Exterior · The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth , Texas ( United States )
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Exterior · Editors participating in the 5th Amon Carter Museum of American Art Edit-a-Thon
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Exterior · View shows a northerly view of the 1961 galleries, revealing the changes effected by the 2019 renovation
4/6 · Exterior · View shows a northerly view of the 1961 galleries, revealing the changes effected by the 2019 renovationPhoto: Amon Carter Museum of American Art · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Interior · Central atrium, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art: Interior · View of the atrium ceiling at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
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Photo 1: Exterior · East-facing facade of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TexasPhoto 2: Exterior · The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth , Texas ( United States )Photo 3: Exterior · Editors participating in the 5th Amon Carter Museum of American Art Edit-a-ThonPhoto 4: Exterior · View shows a northerly view of the 1961 galleries, revealing the changes effected by the 2019 renovationPhoto 5: Interior · Central atrium, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TexasPhoto 6: Interior · View of the atrium ceiling at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Museum · Modernism

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Philip Johnson · Fort Worth, United States · 1961

Key featuresA shellstone portico of tapered arches faces a terraced plaza looking toward downtown.

Architect
Philip Johnson
Place
Fort Worth, United States
Year
1961
Typology
Museum
Movement
Modernism
Region
Americas
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