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

, 1906, Oil on canvas File:Buffalo Runners-Big Horn Basin.jpg, ''Buffalo Runners-Big Horn Basin'' by

, 1909, Oil on canvas File:The Love Call.jpg, ''The Love Call'' by

, 1909, Oil on canvas File:The Luckless Hunter.jpg, ''The Luckless Hunter'' by

, 1909, Oil on canvas File:The Sentinel (Remington).jpg, ''The Sentinel'' by

, 1889, Oil on canvas

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