Georgia okeeffe house new mexico. Okeeffe first stayed at the 21000 acre dude ranch in 1934 having already spent several summers in northern new mexico captivated by the piercing sunlight expansive skies and stark beauty of. A door through the patio wall attracted her attention on a daily basis and she painted it more than twenty times. Through the museum you can reserve a tour and be part of a select few who are able to tour the home from early spring through the late fall.
Her summer house twelve miles from abiquiu pronounced a bih cue sits on 12 acres at the edge of a 21000 acre property called ghost ranch. A century of okeeffe for more information and history about georgia okeeffe visit the georgia okeeffe museum in santa fe new mexico. Georgia okeeffe maintained two homes in northern new mexico.
Visit georgia okeeffes iconic home and studio. Okeeffe is spelled many ways throughout the world okeefe okeefe okeefe but artist georgia is okeeffe. When okeeffe purchased the parcel in 1940 the greater ghost ranch operated as a dude rancha destination for visitors and tourists.
The house inspired more than two dozen paintings. All reviews abiquiu inn ghost ranch georgia okeeffe our tour guide home tour bomb shelter interesting house make reservations in advance house tour santa fe wonderful tour off limits behind the scenes tour takes amazing artist new mexico an excellent guide hour tour short film gift shop insight paintings. The home is managed by the georgia okeeffe museum in santa fe.
Gelatin silver print 3 12 x 4 12 inches. Georgia okeeffe museum the home and studio of the artist georgia okeeffe 1887 1986 in abiquiu new mexico approximately 60 miles northwest of santa fe is one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern united states. Please check in at the okeeffe welcome center at least 30 minutes before your reservation time.