Was georgia okeeffe religious. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers new york skyscrapers and new mexico landscapes. 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. Okeeffe was in new mexico during the summers of 1930 and 1931 but remained at lake george in 1932 making brief painting trips to canada and new york city.
She was renowned for her over sized flowers beauteous landscapes of new mexico and plush skyscrapers of new york made between 1925 and 1929. Okeeffe has been recognized as the mother of american modernism. Of georgia okeeffe gegorgia okeeffe and her paintings 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.
Thomas merton wrote about his travels to christ in the desert monastery discussing his time wandering okeeffe country in his book woods shore desert. Why not all three. All this association with churches may mean little.
Few know however that her sister ida okeeffe was also an artist. In the fall of that year she accepted a mural commission at radio city music hall which she ultimately abandoned because of technical problems. But as the research goddess would have it as a friend of mine says synchronicity is the new black i have since then read in the archives what okeeffe had to say for.
Georgia okeeffe lived in canyon texas between 1916 and 1918 while teaching at west texas state normal college now west texas am university. On the left is alfred stieglitzs 1918 photograph of okeeffe who is shown in front of her charcoal drawing of palo duro canyon no. Georgia totto okeeffe november 15 1887 march 6 1986 was an american artist.
Listen to this interview with a museum curator to hear ida okeeffes story and learn why her name is virtually unknown while her sister georgia is one of americas most recognized 20th century painters. Georgia o keeffe a famous american painter was regarded as the mother of american modernism because of the unique themes and symbolism her paintings focused upon. Maybe weve found a reconnection with art.
With the church at ranchos de taos georgia okeeffe encountered another familiar theme. Many anglo artists visiting in new mexico were attracted by hispanic subjects and strove to capture something of the spiritual character of the region. In my last post holiday greetings from georgia okeeffe i struggled to describe georgia okeeffes relationship to religion with any specificity.
At least i decided i could use the current phrase spiritual not religious with confidence. Maybe weve found moments to reflect on our relationship to control or our lack thereof. Idas work is being exhibited at the dallas museum of art.