Georgia okeeffe portrait of an artist. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for portrait of an artist. Georgia okeeffe introduction to georgia okeeffe. Okeeffe did not follow any specific artistic movement but like arthur dove she.
Georgia okeeffe georgia okeeffe grew up on a wheat farm in place called sun prairie. A biography of georgia okeeffe by laurie lisle 1981 mass market at the best online prices at ebay. After studying at the school of the art institute of chicago she attended the art students league in new york studying under william.
Her work was dramatic full of colour and challenged the status. I wanted to explore the creative process to get a glimpse into how an artist thinks feels plans and executes. Of all her six brothers and sisters georgia was the most thoughtful.
Okeeffe incorporated the techniques of other artists and was especially influenced by paul strands use of cropping in his photographs. 2 alfred stieglitz to sadakichi hartmann apr. Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism.
Photographer and art dealer alfred stieglitz gave okeeffe her first gallery show in 1916. A biography of georgia okeeffe was my pick. Georgia totto okeeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist.
She was raised on a dairy farm near sun prairie. This was an interesting and easy read that often revealed okeeffes multi faceted personality and artistic nature and work. Portrait of an artist a biography of georgia okeeffe by laurie lisle.
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Artist georgia okeeffe studied at the art institute of chicago and the art students league in new york. I found the black and white photos of okeeffe many of which were taken by her mentor and husband stieglitz often as revealing as laurie lisles words. One of the first female painters to achieve worldwide acclaim from critics and the general public georgia okeeffe was an american painter who created innovative impressionist images that challenged perceptions and evolved constantly throughout her career.
She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes. A portrait by alfred stieglitz metropolitan museum of art new york 1978 np. 27 1919 alfred stieglitzgeorgia okeeffe archive yale collection of american literature beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university box.