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Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adamswere two artists who became famousduring the early and middle 1900s. Theyshared friendship, a love of nature, and alove of the Southwest United States.They were also very different.
Georgia was a painter who workedwith deep, rich colors. Ansel was aphotographer who worked in black andwhite.
Their friendship and work are thefocus of an exhibit at the SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum. The Mini Pagespoke to a curator* at the museum tolearn more about these amazing artists.*A curator (KYUR-a-tuhr) is in charge ofcaring for something that is on exhibit, suchas artwork in a museum or animals in a zoo.
Georgia and AnselGeorgia and Ansel
met in 1929 and werefriends for 50 years.Georgia was more
comfortable in nature than in a group ofpeople. She would sell herpaintings only to people sheliked. Ansel loved to bearound people. He wantedeverybody to see his work.
Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe (1887-
1986) is famous for herimaginative paintings ofnature in New Mexico.
When she began painting, people wereprejudiced against women artists. Theythought women’s art might be pretty, butit wouldn’t be important. They believedwomen did not have valuable things to say.
Georgia said she was an artist whohappened to be a woman. She fought tobe considered as a great artist, not as a“great woman artist.” She became one ofthe most respected artists in the world.
Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams (1902-1984)
is famous for hisphotographs of nature. Hegrew up in San Franciscoand showed his love for California in hiswork. He fought to save the environment.
When Ansel began taking photographs,few people thought photography was art.For 50 years, he fought to change thatopinion. Partly because of his work,photography is accepted as art today.Georgia’s husband, photographer AlfredStieglitz, helped Ansel become knownand respected.
Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams
Honoring Nature With Art
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This Georgia O’Keeffe painting iscalled “Autumn Trees — The Maple.”
Ansel Adams. Tree and Clouds. Tucson, Arizona, c. 1944 Gelatin silver print, 10 1/16 x 12 11/16 inchesCollection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona © The Ansel Adams PublishingRights Trust
This Ansel Adams photo is named “Tree andClouds, Tucson, Arizona.”
Compare these two works of art. Both show the artist’s view of a tree. The painting is inreds, blues and grays. The photo is in black and white. Can you see other differences? Canyou see things that are similar?
The exhibit “Georgia O’Keeffe and AnselAdams: Natural Affinities” has been at theSmithsonian American Art Museum. AfterJan. 4, the exhibit moves to West Palm Beach,Fla., and then to San Francisco. It wasorganized by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
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Mini Spy and her friends are visiting the High Sierras to take photosof some of the same scenes that Ansel Adams did. See if you can find:
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Following their heartsGeorgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams
were both stubborn, in a good way. Theybelieved they should follow what theyfelt deep in their own hearts. They didnot believe they had to do whateveryone else was doing. They did whatthey felt was the right thing to do.
Experts say great art comes from thebelief that you are doing your bestwork. Artists try to tell or show whatmatters to them.Painting and photography
Painters might paint what they see inthe real world, or they mightpaint what is in their minds.Photographers have to beginwith what they can see inreal life.
Part of the art is inseeing an angle or viewthat others miss. Part of
photographyis also inhow the picture isdeveloped,or printed, either inthe darkroom or digitally.
Some artists focus on the ocean.Others especially love mountains,prairies or desert. Because the light isdifferent in each place, what the artistssee and create in each area will bedifferent too.
Ansel used light as a dramatic force.It made everything look majestic andgrand. Georgia used light to showthings stripped down to their truenature.
Through the Artists’ Eyes
Capturing lightGeorgia and Ansel both loved the
light in the American Southwest. InSouthwestern desert areas there islower humidity than on the East Coast.This changes the light so it is brighterand sharper. Natural forms stand outmore vividly.
Experts say light sets the tone andmood of a scene. It also reveals forms.
Artists spend a lot of effort lookingfor a place they love to work with.
Words that remind us of Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams are hiddenin the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. Seeif you can find: ART, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHS, BLACK, WHITE,COLOR, BRIGHT, DETAILS, ABSTRACT, SOUTHWEST, DESERT,MOUNTAINS, FRIENDS, DARKROOM, NATURE, LIGHT, VIEW, FAD,RESPECT, BELIEF.
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These works of art show two different ways the artists depict the same church. On the leftis Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Ranchos Church No. 1.” The sky is pale blue, and the church is apale tan color. On the right is Ansel Adams’ “Saint Francis Church Ranchos de Taos, NewMexico,” in black and white. They each show a different side of the church. Whatdifferences and similarities do you see in each artist’s view?
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All the following jokes have something in common.Can you guess the common theme or category?
Alison: Where do you hang up an idea?Amy: Inside a frame of mind!
Art: How can you make your brush go fast?Andy: Take away the “B” and make it rush!
Amos: How do you paint a rabbit purple?Angela: With purple hare spray!
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ColorGeorgia O’Keeffe painted with rich,
bright colors. She believed color showedemotion and mood. She chose reds,oranges and yellows for an excitingtone. She chose cool blues, purples andgreens for calm or icy tones.
Ansel Adams loved the challenge ofbeing able to capture as many shadesbetween black and white as possible.These layers of shading brought out crispdetail. Black and white also emphasizedthe power of the scene he captured.
Adams printed all his own photos inhis darkroom. He had more control overblack and white printing than he wouldhave had with color.
Artistic Color and Style
Abstract artWhen art is abstract, it might show
an idea of something rather than arealistic image of the thing itself. Oneway artists make abstract art is to takea complicated form and simplify it. Theysubtract details to show a subject’s truenature.
Georgia often painted this way. Shetook away details until she got to theheart of what she saw.
Ansel sometimes went the oppositeway. He made close-ups of the details.
Another kind of abstract art begins inthe artist’s brain. It does not start withsomething real. An example is whenyou are doodling, and you keep addingto your doodle to make a picture.
Both Ansel and Georgia began withreal things.
The Mini Page StaffBetty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
Sites to see: http://americanart.si.edu
www.okeeffemuseum.org
www.creativephotography.org/education/educatorsguides/anseladams
The Mini Page thanks Eleanor Harvey,chief curator, Smithsonian American ArtMuseum, for help with this issue.
Georgia O’Keeffe, Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico/Out Back of Marie’s II, 1930 Oil on canvas,24 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches, CR 730 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, gift of The Burnett Foundation© Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Ansel Adams, Winter Sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California, 1944 Gelatin silver print,
15 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting “Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico/Out Back of Marie’s II,”and Ansel Adams’ “Winter Sunrise, the Sierra Nevada from Lone Pine, California,” bothshow pictures of mountains. Georgia O’Keeffe’s painting is in deep pinks, blues, grays andgreens. Ansel Adams’ photo is in black and white. How do the artists’ mountains lookdifferent? How do they look the same?
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Ansel Adams, Foam, Merced River, Yosemite Valley, California, 1951 Gelatin silver print,7 1/16 x 6 5/8 inches (smaller variant) Collection Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Abstraction White Rose” (left) and Ansel Adams’ “Foam, Merced River,Yosemite Valley, California” are both abstract works of art. Both artists created the abstractviews by coming in really close to their subjects.
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