Georgia O’Keeffe

Early Life.

Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887.

She lived in a house near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. In the

fall of 1908 she decided to forget about her dream of

becoming an artist , because she thought she would

never make it. Early in 1916 her charcoal drawings were

discovered by Alfred Stieglitz a photographer for a

company called 291. He invited her to move to New York

and devote all her time to her work. She accepted the

invitation and in the year 1924 Georgia O’Keeffe and

Alfred Stieglitz were married.

In 1972 , Georgia's eyesight began to fail her. She stopped oil

painting in 1972 , but she still worked with charcoal and

pencil until 1984. In 1976 , she wrote a book about her life

and her artwork , and she allowed a movie to be made about

it in 1977. On January 10 , 1977, President Gerald R. Ford

presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the

highest honor that can be awarded to any American citizen.

Also , in 1985 she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

Georgia moved to Santé Fe in 1984 , where she died on March

6 , 1986 at age 98. Hey body was cremated and her ashes

were scattered at the top of Pedernal Mountain.

Later Years and Death.

Art: Flowers

Poppy , 1927 , Oil on canvas.

Red Canna , 1923 , Oil on canvas.

Yellow Calla ,1926 , Oil on canvas.

Grey Line , with Black, Blue and Yellow , 1923 , Oil on canvas.

Pansy , 1926 , Oil on canvas.

Morning Glory with Black , 1926 , Oil on canvas.

Art: Ghost Ranch

Dark Mesa and Pink Sky , 1930 , Oil on canvas.

Purple Hills Near Abiquiu , 1935 , Oil on canvas.

Black Place , 1944 , Oil on canvas.

Long Pink Hills , 1944 , Oil on canvas.

Ranchos Church, 1930 , Oil on canvas.

Black Cross , New Mexico , 1929 , Oil on canvas.

Art: Bone Vision

Pelvis I (Pelvis with blue) , 1944 , Oil on canvas.

Pelvis with Moon, 1943 , Oil on canvas.

Cows Skull with Calico Roses , 1931 , Oil on canvas.

Jawbone and Fungus , 1930 , Oil on canvas.

Mules Skull with Pink Poinsettias, 1937 , Oil on canvas.