Traveling west in 1837 with his patron, the Scottish aristocrat and adventurer Sir William Drummond Stewart, Miller was witness to what we think of today as the West. Today, he is considered one of the most important artists of this era for his portrayals of that time and place.

This special exhibition features compelling and authentic depictions of this critical chapter in U.S. history and offers a revealing new interpretation of Miller’s work by presenting it in terms of how, where, and for whom it was painted. In addition to the works he created for Stewart, Miller was financially successful—in the face of keen competition from other painters of the West, like George Catlin and Seth Eastman—in making a limited repertoire of western subjects interesting, appealing, and relevant to other audiences, especially the merchant class in Baltimore, where he lived and worked until he retired in 1872.

Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller is organized by the Amon Carter Museum and was made possible in part by generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mary Potishman Lard Trust, the Katrine Menzing Deakins Charitable Trust, the Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, and U.S. Trust.