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War is bad. We get it, Bono. Now go redeem your Messiah Points before they expire. But some artists–real ones–join the battle, literally, and return to tell the world. Like English singer-songwriter James Blunt, who dropped panties the world over with “You’re Beautiful.” Blunt was a captain in the British army, stationed in Kosovo. So don’t pass up a chance to see the James Blunt of the 19th-century visual art world, William Ranney, who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. His Western-inspired paintings depict cowboys, indians and other key parts of the American Western expansion. See Forging an American Identity: The Art of William Ranney, on exhibit through May 3, at the Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth. Admission is $4 to $6. Museum hours are noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Visit cartermuseum.org.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays-Sundays. Starts: Feb. 24. Continues through May 3
