Amon G. Carter and the Amon Carter Museum

Amon G. Carter Sr. was a Fort Worth newspaper publisher and civic booster who founded the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and promoted the city's national profile in the early 20th century. Funds from his estate and foundation established the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, which opened to the public to display his collection of American art and documents related to the region. The museum houses works by prominent American artists and preserves archival material tied to Carter's role in Fort Worth civic life.