The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has appointed Emerson Bowyer as its new chief curator, effective March 5. Bowyer joins from the Art Institute of Chicago, where he served as the Searle Curator and oversaw significant acquisitions, including works by William Holman Hunt and Camille Claudel.
This appointment matters as it places a respected scholar of 18th and 19th-century British and French art at the helm of one of Texas's premier museum collections. Bowyer's proven track record in acquisitions and his experience at major institutions like the Met and the Art Institute of Chicago signal the Kimbell's continued commitment to scholarly rigor and collection growth under director Eric Lee.