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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE. 1887-1986. EARLY LIFE:. Born in Wisconsin in 1887. Second of seven children. Received art lessons at home. Moved to Virginia at age 15. Education of Georgia O’Keeffe:. Studied at the Institute of Chicago ( 1905-06).

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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

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  1. GEORGIAO'KEEFFE 1887-1986

  2. EARLY LIFE: • Born in Wisconsin in 1887. • Second of seven children. • Received art lessons at home. • Moved to Virginia at age 15.

  3. Education of Georgia O’Keeffe: • 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.

  4. SUBJECT MATTER: • Flowers • Bones • Fruits • Valleys • Things in the air

  5. Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue, 1931 Oil on canvas 40” x 36”

  6. From the Faraway, Nearby 1938 Oil on canvas 36” x 40”

  7. Red Poppy, 1927

  8. Georgia O'Keeffe Red Hills, Lake George 1927

  9. Sky Above the Clouds, 1936

  10. MIDDLE YEARS: • 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.

  11. LATER YEARS: • 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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