Georgia O'keefe
Maggie Heine
The life of Georgia O'Keefe
Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15,1887 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her career as a painter started when she first went to the art institute of Chicago. She used the Santa Fe landscape in her paintings to show skulls, flowers and meadows. Some of her paintings include: Black Cross, New Mexico, and Cow’s skull with calico roses.
She was known to mostly paint flowers. She would create series of the same object over and over with the same form of art to show development within her pictures. Her form of art represented a cross between European abstract and American piscatorial-ism. She has her own museum, showcasing some of the best masterpieces she made in her lifetime. She was married to Alfred Stieglitz, who was a photographer. She died on March 6, 1986 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The impact
In the 1920's, artistry was believed to be a job reserved for men and not women. Georgia O'Keeffe changed that, proving that women had just as much capability as men with her many works of art.
Ram's head with white hollyhock and little hills
One of her many masterpieces.
Art institute of Chicago
This is what the institute looked in 1920. This was the first school Georgia attended.
Alfred Stieglitz
He was a photographer whom Georgia O'Keefe was married to.