Fortune of the Spirit
Robert Bergman
Robert Bergman’s photographs present his subjects with an extraordinary intimacy achieved by removing elements of distance. This intimate composition, combined with foregoing identification through titles, invites viewers to participate directly in the exchange with the subject. Fortune of the Spirit | Robert Bergman presents a broad selection of works from throughout Bergman's 60-year career and showcases his color street portraits, many of which will be on view for the first time, alongside his rarely seen early street photographs and career-spanning abstractions.
The 65 works in Fortune of the Spirit include the artist’s early black-and-white street photographs and his intimate color portraits captured between 1985 and 1997 during Bergman’s travels east of the Mississippi River. The exhibition also marks the first time the Carter is presenting work from the Museum’s 2020 acquisition of 51 of Bergman’s artworks.
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Robert Bergman
[untitled], 1987Inkjet print with lacquer and wax coatings on Arches Infinity 100% cotton rag paper
P2020.78
Robert Bergman
[untitled], 1988Inkjet print with lacquer and wax coatings on Arches Infinity 100% cotton rag paper
P2020.83
Robert Bergman
[untitled], 1986Inkjet print with lacquer and wax coatings on Arches Infinity 100% cotton rag paper
P2020.127
Robert Bergman
[untitled], 1986Inkjet print with lacquer and wax coatings on Arches Infinity 100% cotton rag paper
P2020.108
Robert Bergman
[untitled], 1990Inkjet print with lacquer and wax coatings on Arches Infinity 100% cotton rag paper
P2020.81
Header Image Credit
Robert Bergman (b. 1944), [untitled], 1998, inkjet print, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase funded with a gift from J. Tomilson Hill, P2020.83, © Robert Bergman. All rights Reserved. Derivatives expressly prohibited
Fortune of the Spirit | Robert Bergman is organized by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Major support for the exhibition is provided by the David H. Gibson Foundation, Janine and J. Tomilson Hill, the Leo Potishman Foundation, and the Alice L. Walton Foundation Temporary Exhibitions Endowment. Additional support is generously provided by Bob Adamski.