The Sid Richardson Museum is located in historic
Sundance Square in
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...
, and features permanent and special exhibitions of paintings by
Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
and
Charles M. Russell, as well as other late 19th and early 20th-century artists who worked in the
American West. The works reflect both the artistic visions and realities of the American West, and were part of the personal collection of the late oilman and philanthropist,
Sid Williams Richardson, (1891-1959). The paintings were acquired by him primarily through Newhouse Galleries in New York from 1942 until 1959. In addition to Remington and Russell, the collection includes works by
Oscar E. Berninghaus
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (October 2, 1874 – April 27, 1952) was an American artist and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He is best known for his paintings of Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, New Mexico ...
, Charles F. Browne, Edwin W. Deming,
William Gilbert Gaul,
Peter Hurd,
Frank Tenney Johnson
Frank Tenney Johnson (June 26, 1874 – January 1, 1939) was a painter of the Old American West, and he popularized a style of painting cowboys which became known as "The Johnson Moonlight Technique". ''Somewhere on the Range'' is an examp ...
,
William R. Leigh, Peter Moran and
Charles Schreyvogel
Charles Schreyvogel (January 4, 1861 – January 27, 1912) was an American painter of Western subject matter in the days of the disappearing frontier. Schreyvogel was especially interested in military life.
Life
He was born in Hoboken, New Je ...
.
Opened in 1982, the museum is housed in a replica of an 1895 building in an area of restored turn-of-the-century buildings in downtown Fort Worth. The site was chosen by the
Sid Richardson Foundation trustees both for its convenience to downtown visitors and workers and for the historic atmosphere of the area.
The Museum offers tours and a variety of educational programs and events for adults, children and families including lectures, movies, hands on studio activities, and more. Tours are available to visitors, school and community groups. A virtual tour is available on the museum's website. Admission is always free.
In 2006 the Sid Richardson Museum (formerly the Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art) reopened a newly renovated space that featured expanded exhibition, educational and retail space and facilities.
In 2020, the museum renovated its retail space to create an introductory gallery to the collection.
Gallery
File:Sid Richardson Museum September 2018 1.jpg, Interior of Sid Richardson Museum Gallery
File:Sid Richardson Museum September 2018 2.jpg, Interior of Sid Richardson Museum Gallery
File:The Bucker.jpg, ''The Bucker'' by Charles M. Russell, 1904, Watercolor, pencil & gouache on paper
File:Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble.jpg, ''Cowpunching Sometimes Spells Trouble'' by Charles M. Russell, 1889, Oil on canvas
File:When Cowboys Get in Trouble (The Mad Cow).jpg, ''When Cowboys Get in Trouble (The Mad Cow)'' by Charles M. Russell, 1899, Oil on canvas
File:A Taint on the Wind.jpg, ''A Taint on the Wind'' by Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, 1906, Oil on canvas
File:Buffalo Runners-Big Horn Basin.jpg, ''Buffalo Runners-Big Horn Basin'' by Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, 1909, Oil on canvas
File:The Love Call.jpg, ''The Love Call'' by Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, 1909, Oil on canvas
File:The Luckless Hunter.jpg, ''The Luckless Hunter'' by Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, 1909, Oil on canvas
File:The Sentinel (Remington).jpg, ''The Sentinel'' by Frederic Remington
Frederic Sackrider Remington (October 4, 1861 – December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in the genre of Western American Art. His works are known for depicting the Western United Stat ...
, 1889, Oil on canvas
References
External links
Sid Richardson Museum
{{authority control
Frederic Remington
Art museums and galleries in Texas
Museums in Fort Worth, Texas
Museums of American art
American West museums
Bass family
David M. Schwarz buildings