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The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas was founded in 1972, but in this short amount of time they have acquired a diverse and extensive collection of art works from around the world, from pre-historic to modern times.
Asian Art The museum has an extensive web gallery of artworks from China, Japan, Korea, Nepal, India, Tibet and Southeast Asia. They are arranged in chronological order, from oldest to newest. Click on the thumbnail of the artwork to see a larger photo and the interesting description and history of the artwork.
Pre-Columbian Art This web gallery highlights over 25 works of art from North and South America before (Pre-) the voyages of Christopher Columbus (Columbian). They include masterpieces of Aztec, Maya and Olmec art. They are arranged in chronological order, from oldest to newest. Click on the thumbnail image of the artwork to see a larger photo and the interesting description and history of the artwork.
African Art The Kimbell has just seven African artworks in this web gallery. But each is a powerful creation. Click on the thumbnailof the artwork to see a larger photo and the interesting description and history of the artwork.
Oceanic Art The Kimbell has just one Oceanic artwork in this web gallery. But it is a powerful creation. Click on the title of the artwork to see a loarger photo and the interesting description and history of the artwork.
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