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Born
Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, on a wheat farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe by Alfred Stieglitz, c. 1918, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georgia-OKeeffe/images-videos#/media/1/426453/250268 -
Art School
O'Keeffe was at the top of her class in the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906, but had to leave school when she contracted typhoid fever. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe biography. (2014, April 2). Biography. https://www.biography.com/artist/georgia-okeeffe Image: Art Institute of Chicago -
New York City
After recovering from her illness, O'Keeffe traveled to New York to continue her art education at the Art Students League, and explored the many galleries in the city. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe biography. (2014, April 2). Biography. https://www.biography.com/artist/georgia-okeeffe Image: The Art Students League of New York, https://theartstudentsleague.org/mission/#history -
Married to Stieglitz
O'Keeffe married her longtime lover, the photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe -
Ritz Tower
O'Keeffe was inspired by the skyline of New York City. In this painting, the Ritz Tower skyscraper is shown at night. Oil on canvas. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe Ritz Tower 1928. (2018). Georgia O'Keefe Museum Collections Online. https://collections.okeeffemuseum.org/object/9335/ -
Discovering New Mexico
O'Keeffe made her first trip to New Mexico in the summer of 1929, which marked a turning point for her work. Reference:
About Georgia O'Keeffe. (n.d.). Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/ -
Black Mesa Landscape
Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico / Out Back of Marie's II, 1930. Oil on canvas. Reference:
Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico / Out Back of Marie's II, 1930. (1997). Georgia O'Keefe Museum Collections Online. https://collections.okeeffemuseum.org/object/77/ -
Bones in the Desert
O'Keeffe collected bones and rocks in the desert and used these objects as the focus of her work. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe Image: Ram's Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills, 1935 -
Home in Abiquiú
In 1949, O'Keeffe finally made New Mexico her permanent residence, moving into the adobe in Abiquiú, New Mexico. Video tour of O'Keefe's home in Abiquiú, New Mexico -
Died
O'Keeffe moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1984, where she died at age 98. Her ashes were scattered on the land she loved, on Ghost Ranch. Reference:
Georgia O'Keeffe. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe
