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and Tintoretto to a world-class
collection of Post-Impressionist
and early Modernist paintings
by such celebrated masters as
Cezanne, Picasso, and others.
E Amon Carter Museum
of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. Tel (817)
738-1933. Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed,
Fri & Sat, 10am–8pm Thu, noon–5pm
Sun. Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksg.,
Dec 25. 7 ∑ cartermuseum.org
Along with the Kimbell Art
Museum across the street, the
Longhorn cattle being led through Stockyards National Historic District Amon Carter Museum of
American Art anchors Fort
Today, the neighborhood E Kimbell Art Museum Worth’s much-vaunted Cultural
offers a glimpse of what life in 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Tel (817) District, which is located 2.5 miles
Texas was like a century ago. 332-8451. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Thu, (4 km) west of downtown. The
A number of lively cowboy- noon–8pm Fri, 10am–5pm Sat, noon– museum concentrates entirely
themed saloons and honky- 5pm Sun. Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksg., on American art of the Wild
tonk night clubs, many featuring Dec 25. & exhibitions only. 7 West, housing seminal paintings,
live music, are also located here. ∑ kimbellart.org drawings, and sculptures by
The oldest and most One of the most unforgettable Thomas Moran, Frederic
atmospheric of these is the museums and art collections Remington, Charlie Russell, and
White Elephant in the United States, Georgia O’Keeffe, among others.
Saloon. Also nearby the Kimbell Museum Said to be one of the foremost
are the Longhorn is an architectural collections of cowboy art, the
Saloon and Billy master piece, museum has more than 150,000
Bob’s Texas (see designed by Louis pieces, including 66,000 micro
p489). Said to be Kahn in 1971 as a film reels. It has more than
the largest series of vaulted 300,000 photographs docu-
nightclub in the roofs that seem menting the discovery,
world, Billy Bob’s Sign for Billy Bob’s Texas to hover in mid- exploration, and settlement of
Texas is housed in nightclub air. The gallery the country’s western frontier.
a huge building and spaces are bathed
boasts 42 bar areas. Live bull- in natural light, showing off the
riding demonstrations also take varied beauty of the diverse
place here on weekend nights. collections, which include pre-
Other attractions include Columbian Mayan pottery, and
weekend rodeos and a daily jewelry, as well as rare ancient
parade of longhorn cattle down Asian bronzes. Paintings on
Exchange Avenue. There is also display range from Renaissance
a constant influx of trendy bars and Baroque masterpieces by The Amon Carter Museum, which features
and cafés. Rubens, Rembrandt, Tiepolo, cowboy art
Cowboys
The romanticized image of the cowboy, as portrayed by Hollywood
Westerns, was far removed from reality. During the 1880s, the demand
for beef in the East and Midwest led to the Texas cattle trails, which
linked the open ranges with railroads. Of these, the most famous was
the Chisholm Trail to Abilene, Kansas. Cowboys traveled across the
country on trail drives that were often fraught with danger. These poorly
paid young men mostly rode the flanks of a herd to prevent cattle from
wandering off. Those at the rear faced even more difficult conditions:
Indian attacks, choking dust, long hours, and outlaw hustlers. From this
tough life emerged the myth of the cowboy, celebrated in films, literature,
music, and fashion. The first cowboy star was Buffalo Bill (see p574). Since
then, the rugged roles played by John Wayne and Clint Eastwood
fashioned popular perceptions of cowboys and life in the Wild West.
Magazine cover depicting a cowboy in action, 1913

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