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Title: Georgia O’Keeffe


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Georgia OKeeffe
  • Oil Pastel Flowers

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  • Born November 15th 1887 in Wisconsin
  • In 8th grade she knew she wanted to be an artist.

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  • A friend of Georgias took 10 of her drawings to
    a very well known gallery, 291.
  • She showed these drawings to Alfred Steglitz, the
    owner.
  • He displayed the 10 drawings without her
    permission.

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  • She later married Steglitz
  • Her art was an immediate response to her
    environment.
  • Well-known for flowers and desert paintings.
  • She was fascinated by the inner workings of the
    flowers.

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  • Monumental
  • Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small, we
    havent the time, and to see it takes time, so
    Ill paint what I see, Ill paint it big and they
    will be surprised into taking the time to look at
    it. (OKeeffe)

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  • She spent her summers in New Mexico painting the
    desert.
  • Later in her life she began to lose her eye sight
    and gave up painting.
  • She moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1986.

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  • She also visited Ghost Ranch in New Mexico which
    became another subject for her paintings.
  • Georgia OKeeffe died in 1986, at the age of 98.
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