Georgia
O'Keeffe

Portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe as painted on the Wall of Artists mural at Western High School

Who was she?

She was born on November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She died at the age of 98 on March 6th, 1986.

Georgia O’Keeffe is known for her paintings of flowers, bones, and the built landscape unique to New York City and New Mexico. Her artwork followed Asian art styles as she kept her artwork clean and simple. Her paintings of flowers showed how the zoomed-in photographs of flowers were popular at the time. She would paint ovals and spirals.

What did she paint?

Red Canna, 1924 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Red Canna, 1924 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Sky Above Clouds IV, 1965 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Sky Above Clouds IV, 1965 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Jimson Weed, 1936 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Jimson Weed, 1936 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Deer's Skull with Pedernal, 1936 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Deer's Skull with Pedernal, 1936 by Georgia O'Keeffe

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.

- Georgia O'Keeffe

The Painting Process

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