1887-1986. born in wisconsin in 1887. second of seven children. received art lessons at home. ...
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1887-1986
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Born in Wisconsin in 1887.
Second of seven children.
Received art lessons at home.
Moved to Virginia at age 15.
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Studied at the Institute of Chicago (1905-06).
Studied at the Art Students League in New York (1907-08).
Her artwork was called imitative realism.
Taught art in 1915.
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Flowers Bones Fruits Valleys Things in the air
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Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue,
1931
Oil on canvas 40” x 36”
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From the Faraway, Nearby
1938
Oil on canvas
36” x 40”
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Red Poppy, 1927
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Georgia O'Keeffe
Red Hills, Lake
George
1927
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Sky Above the Clouds, 1936
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Met Alfred Stieglitz in 1908 at his art gallery.
He first exhibited 10 of her drawings in 1916.
Alfred was 23 years older than Georgia.
Married Alfred in 1924.
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Visited New Mexico in 1929 and loved it.
Vacationed there every summer until Alfred died in 1946.
Moved to New Mexico in 1949.
Failing eyesight forced her to stop painting.
Lived there until her death in 1986.
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