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English
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A New York Times Notable Book: Roxana Robinson's definitive biography of Georgia O'Keeffe is a rich and revealing portrait of the iconic American artist. Artist Georgia O'Keeffe was born into a family of strong Midwestern farmwomen and taught self-reliance at an early age. Coming of age in the modern era, she went on to defy the social conventions of her time and lead a successful and emancipated life full of creativity, feminism, and austerity...
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was one of the foundational figures of American modernism and a pioneering woman in the arts. Widely celebrated and recognized for her flower paintings and Southwest landscapes, O'Keeffe is revealed in full in this new book. With superb plates of more than 200 works, it ranges from well-known masterpieces to the abstractions, nature studies, and New York City scenes that have captivated new generations of art lovers....
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
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"In 1940, art-world icon Georgia O'Keeffe bought a house in a mountain-rimmed New Mexico desert, planning to live there for six months every year. To manage her remote household while she paints, O'Keeffe invited Maria Chabot--a young and na̐ve would-be writer--to join her. Their tempestuous relationship endured throughout the chaotic years of WW2; the death of Georgia's domineering, philandering husband (famed photographer Alfred Stieglitz); and...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 870L
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
The artist Georgia O'Keeffe spends the day transforming the materials, colors, and landscape of her desert home into paintings. Includes biographical notes.
15) Inspirations: stories about women artists, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, Alice Neel, Faith Ringgold
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
49 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses the lives and art of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keeffe, Alice Neel, and Faith Ringgold. Includes color reproductions of their work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Georgia O'Keeffe is famously known for her colorful, large paintings of flowers, but this artist's portfolio expands far beyond Jack-in-the-pulpits. In this book, young readers will learn about O'Keeffe's childhood in Wisconsin and her years as a talented art school teacher. Her years as an artist in both New York and New Mexico, two areas that are heavily represented in her artwork, reveal O'Keeffe's influences. Explore the adventures that inspired...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Presenting concise overviews of artists and movements that are uniquely American, these volumes distill the essence of their subjects with authoritative texts and lavish illustrations. A beautiful overview of the life and work of the greatest American woman artist of the modern age, illustrated with full-color reproductions from the early flowers of the New York years to the bleached bones and awe-inspiring landscapes of the Southwest.
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books / Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Georgia O'Keeffe is famous for beautiful paintings of flowers and nature. But did you know that for much of her life, Georgia lived on her own sustainable homestead in New Mexico, where she grew her own food, bought supplies locally and even sewed her own clothing? In Georgia's world, art was everything, and everything was art. Learn how her lifestyle fed her friends, her garden, and the creative work that made her one of the most well-known artists...
Author
Pub. Date
1987
Physical Desc
ix, 306 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
This volume is a catalog accompanying the centennial exhibition of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe's (1887-1986) work at the National Gallery of Art. This work includes color reproductions of the 120 pieces in the exhibition, as well as 125 letters O'Keeffe wrote during her lifetime. This survey includes charcoals and pencil drawings on paper, but most is devoted to her work in color -- water colors and pastels on paper, and oils on canvas. O'Keeffe's...
20) Georgia O'Keeffe
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. As their relationship suffers, Alfred takes a younger lover. Georgia's search for solace moves her west, where she finds new inspiration for her paintings, and ultimately her own voice, in the New Mexico landscape.
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