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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
Artist and New MexicanArtist and New Mexican
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
Her full name is: Georgia Totto O’KeeffeHer full name is: Georgia Totto O’Keeffe Born on November 15Born on November 15thth, 1887 in Sun Prairie, , 1887 in Sun Prairie,
Wisconsin. Her parents were dairy farmers. Wisconsin. Her parents were dairy farmers. She was the first girl and the second of seven She was the first girl and the second of seven children. Her parents were Hungarian children. Her parents were Hungarian immigrants.immigrants.
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
She attended the art institute of Chicago and the Art She attended the art institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York City.Students League in New York City.
A major figure in American art since the 1920s.A major figure in American art since the 1920s. Married the famous American photographer Alfred Married the famous American photographer Alfred
Stieglitz who owned the gallery where her art would Stieglitz who owned the gallery where her art would first be shown. Some believe that it was thanks to him first be shown. Some believe that it was thanks to him that she received as much attention as she did at a that she received as much attention as she did at a time when most women artists were not receiving time when most women artists were not receiving much publicity or attention.much publicity or attention.
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
Chiefly known for her unique capacity to Chiefly known for her unique capacity to synthesize abstraction and representation in synthesize abstraction and representation in paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones and landscapes.bones and landscapes.
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
O'Keeffe was able to transform her subject O'Keeffe was able to transform her subject matter into powerful, abstract images.matter into powerful, abstract images.
O’Keeffe first visited New Mexico in the O’Keeffe first visited New Mexico in the summer of 1917. Between 1929 and 1949, she summer of 1917. Between 1929 and 1949, she spent part of every year working in New spent part of every year working in New Mexico.Mexico.
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
In 1934, she discovered Ghost Ranch, an area In 1934, she discovered Ghost Ranch, an area North of Abiquiu, whose painted desert of North of Abiquiu, whose painted desert of dramatically colored, enormous cliffs inspired dramatically colored, enormous cliffs inspired some of her most famous paintingssome of her most famous paintings
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Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe
She moved to New Mexico permanently in She moved to New Mexico permanently in 1949—3 years after the death of her husband.1949—3 years after the death of her husband.
In 1984, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.In 1984, she moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. She died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in 1986 at She died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in 1986 at
the age of 98.the age of 98.