The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary international art in the central United States. Various movements, themes, and styles are represented, including Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Pop art, and Minimalism, as well as aspects of New Image Painting from the 1970s and beyond, recent developments in abstraction and figurative sculpture, and contemporary movements in photography, video, and digital imagery.
Francis Bacon, Self-PortraitFrancis Bacon
Self-Portrait, 1956
Oil on canvas
78 x 54 inches (198.1 x 137.2 cm)
Acquired in 2002
Gift of The Burnett Foundation in honor of Marla Price ©2001 The Estate of Francis Bacon, All rights reserved/ARS, New York/DACS, London
Image copyright: 2001
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Self-Portrait, 1956
Oil on canvas
78 x 54 inches (198.1 x 137.2 cm)
Acquired in 2002
Gift of The Burnett Foundation in honor of Marla Price ©2001 The Estate of Francis Bacon, All rights reserved/ARS, New York/DACS, London
Image copyright: 2001
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Martin Puryear, Ladder for Booker T. WashingtonMartin Puryear
Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996
Wood (ash and maple)
432 x 22 3/4 (narrowing to 1 1/4 at top) x 3 inches
Acquired in 2003
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, by exchange
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Ladder for Booker T. Washington, 1996
Wood (ash and maple)
432 x 22 3/4 (narrowing to 1 1/4 at top) x 3 inches
Acquired in 2003
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, by exchange
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Anselm Kiefer, Book with WingsAnselm Kiefer
Book with Wings, 1992-94
Lead, tin, and steel
74 3/4 x 208 5/8 x 43 3/8 inches
Acquired in 2000
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Endowment Fund
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Book with Wings, 1992-94
Lead, tin, and steel
74 3/4 x 208 5/8 x 43 3/8 inches
Acquired in 2000
Collection of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Museum purchase, Sid W. Richardson Foundation Endowment Fund
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Selections from the Permanent Collection
Jul 01, 2012 - Aug 11, 2013
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