Georgia O'keefe

The Art of Georgia O'keeffe

We will learn about the artist Georgia O'keeffe and how her art impacted the world.

I will know how to create an artwork inspired by Georgia O'keeffe.

​"I had to create an equivilent for what I felt about what I was looking at- not copy it."

Georgia O'keefe

Open Ended

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Biography

• Significant Artist During 20th century

• Renowned for her contribution to Modern Art

• 2nd Born of 7 Children

• Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York

O'keefes Inspiration

Artist Arthur Wesley Dow

O'Keefe's education taught her traditional art, however when she met Arthur she started to alter her technique.

Through these drawings, she developed a personal language to help express her feelings and ideas.

Abstract Charcoal

Georgia experimented with abstraction

For 2 years

Time Spent in West TEXAS

Art Dealer

Alfred Stieglitz

O'keefe mailed her work to a friend in New York and they showed it to Alfred Stieglitz the art dealer.

In 1916 Alfred