American Modernism from the Charles Butt Collection, organized by the Carter, is the first exhibition dedicated to the collection of businessman, philanthropist, and Texas native Charles Butt. This exhibition includes paintings and works on paper from the turn of the 20th century through the end of the 1970s and features works by American modernist icons including Romare Bearden, Edward Hopper, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alma Thomas, and Andrew Wyeth, many of which have never been on public view.

Featuring over 75 artworks, American Modernism highlights Butt’s vision of American creativity, his commitment to education, and opens his collection to the public for the first time. The exhibition features four thematic sections that illustrate major throughlines of Butt’s collection, including Intimate Perspective, The Language of the Sea, Land Progressions, and Geometric Utopias/Dystopias. The Carter marks the debut of a multicity tour of American Modernism at institutions throughout Texas.