Georgia O'Keeffe
American modernist artist (1887–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georgia O’Keeffe (November 15 1887 – March 6 1986) was an American artist.[1] She is known for her colorful close-up painting of flowers.
She was born on November 15, 1887 on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.[2] O'Keeffe studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York.[3]
Georgia O'Keeffe married Alfred Stieglitz in 1924. Stieglitz was a famous photographer and he helped O'Keeffe gain success in her career. He owned the gallery which held her first solo exhibition.[3]
In 1929 O'Keeffe traveled to New Mexico. She was inspired by the desert and light. She moved there in 1949.[2]
In 1970 the Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective exhibition of her work.[4]
O’Keeffe died on March 6, 1986 in Santa Fe at the age of 98.[5]