Georgia okeeffe house. Visit georgia okeeffes iconic home and studio. In 1989 the georgia okeeffe foundation became owner and manager of the abiquiu property. Okeeffe designed the property in collaboration with her partner maria chabot.
Located in the village of abiquiu 60 miles northwest of santa fe the home is open to the public for tours seasonally with advance reservations. The georgia okeeffe museum which owns and operates the georgia okeeffe home studio in abiquiu is the primary resource for those wishing to study okeeffes art and her ties to american modernism. A component of the georgia okeeffe museum research center which is affiliated with santa fes georgia okeeffe museum the artists house at ghost ranch recently was restored to its original.
A tour of georgia okeeffes historic adobe home and studio offers an experience of the environment in which she lived and worked. 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. In 1905 okeeffe began her serious formal art training at the school of the art institute of chicago and then the art students league of.
The house in abiquiu became her primary residence until 1984 when she moved to santa fe two years prior to her death at the age of 98. The georgia okeeffe home and studio is a historic house museum in abiquiu new mexicofrom 1943 until her death it was the principal residence and studio of artist georgia okeeffe 1887 1986. The house inspired more than two dozen paintings.
She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes. Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism. It is now part of the georgia okeeffe museum which has sites in santa fe and abiquiupublic tours are available marchnovember with advance tickets required.