Georgia O'Keeffe - Bio, Age, Chinese Zodiac Sign & Timeline

Born	November 15, 1887
Died	March 06, 1986 (age 98)
Birthplace	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio - (see also Georgia O'Keeffe's horoscope and birth chart)
Chinese Zodiac	Pig
Known For	Large-scale paintings of flowers, desert landscapes of New Mexico, cityscapes, and contributions to American modernist art.

Intro

Georgia O'Keeffe was an influential American modernist painter, renowned for her bold and innovative paintings of enlarged flowers, New Mexico landscapes, skyscrapers, and abstract forms. She is often called the 'Mother of American Modernism.'

Early Life & Background

O'Keeffe grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin as the second of seven children. She demonstrated an early interest in art and received formal training both at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York.

Career Highlights

• First solo exhibition in 1917, organized by famed photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.
• Became one of the first female artists to gain widespread critical acclaim in America.
• Her flower paintings (notably "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1") and New Mexico series became cultural icons.
• Major retrospectives at prominent institutions, including the Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
• Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 and the National Medal of Arts in 1985.

Trivia

• O'Keeffe married acclaimed photographer Alfred Stieglitz in 1924.
• Her home and studio in Abiquiú, New Mexico, is now a museum.
• She continued painting despite significant vision loss late in life, creating works with the help of assistants.

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Sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe
2. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Georgia-OKeeffe
3. https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/
4. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/geok/hd_geok.htm