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Ruth Carter Stevenson
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Ruth Carter Stevenson (October 19, 1923 – January 6, 2013) was an American patron of the arts and founder of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, which opened in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 1961.
Stevenson was born to Amon and Nenetta Carter in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1923.
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She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, in 1945.
She was the second daughter of Amon G. Carter, the creator and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Her father specified in his will that a museum specializing in Western American art to be created after his death in 1955.
Ruth Carter Stevenson opened the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in January 1961, following her father's wishes.
Stevenson was also the first woman to be appointed to the board of directors of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Ruth Carter Stevenson died at her home on Fort Worth, Texas, on January 6, 2013, at the