Where did georgia okeeffe live most of her life. By the mid 1920s okeeffe was recognized as one of the most significant american artists of the time and her art began to command high prices. Platinum print 9 916 x 7 58 inches. Her parents francis calyxtus okeeffe and ida totto okeeffe were dairy farmers.
Georgia attended the sacred heart academy and here she had a chance to learn about drawing and painting. Born on november 15 1887 the second of seven children georgia totto okeeffe grew up on a farm. Georgia okeeffe was born on november 15 1887 in a farmhouse located at 2405 hwy t in the town of sun prairie wisconsin.
Okeeffes fascination with the landscape of new mexico began in 1929 when she was a guest of famous arts patron mabel dodge luhan at dodges ranch near taos. Her maternal grandfather george victor totto for whom okeeffe was named was a hungarian count who came to the united states in 1848. Gift of the georgia okeeffe foundation.
200311 georgia okeeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20 th century renowned for her contribution to modern art. Her father was of irish descent. Georgia okeeffe was a 20th century american painter and pioneer of american modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers skyscrapers animal skulls and southwestern landscapes.