The late Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923–2013) had the uncanny ability to command the attention of a room, not to mention that of a museum. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, renowned for its collection of paintings, sculpture and photography, would not exist without her. While the museum bears the name Amon Carter, it was his daughter, Ruth, who ensured that her father's wish to build a Fort Worth museum was realized. This photograph of Ruth with her father and brother was taken in 1954, one year before Amon G. Carter's death. It was under Ruth's leadership that the museum opened in January 1961.
Ruth Carter Stevenson, Amon Carter Sr., and Amon Carter Jr., December 11, 1954. Ruth Carter Stevenson Papers,
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas.
