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.