Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe

1887-19861887-1986QuickTime™ and a

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Personal Events:Personal Events:

◊ Attended High School at Sacred Heart Academy◊ Studies art at Art Institute of Chicago◊ Married photographer Alfred Stieglitz on 12/11/1924 ◊ Born 11/15/1887, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

◊ Attended High School at Sacred Heart Academy◊ Studies art at Art Institute of Chicago◊ Married photographer Alfred Stieglitz on 12/11/1924 ◊ Born 11/15/1887, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

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Historical Events:Historical Events:

Major figure in American art from 1920s Widespread recognition Won several honorable mentions Quit painting in 1910 Continued painting in 1915

Major figure in American art from 1920s Widespread recognition Won several honorable mentions Quit painting in 1910 Continued painting in 1915

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Influence of art worldInfluence of art world

• 1905- enrolled in school at the Art Institute of Chicago

• 1907-enrolled in Art Students league in NYC• Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz & friends inspired her

work• Colors, textures & soft lines of Adobe buildings

opened her eyes

• 1905- enrolled in school at the Art Institute of Chicago

• 1907-enrolled in Art Students league in NYC• Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz & friends inspired her

work• Colors, textures & soft lines of Adobe buildings

opened her eyes

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Stylistic TraitsStylistic Traits

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Contoured forms, replete with subtle tonal transition of varying colors

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• Powerful abstract images• Abstraction and representation

• Powerful abstract images• Abstraction and representation

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Worked primarily in oil

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Layers of colors Layers of colors

Similar tones of color (such as members of a blue family: light blue, dark blue, teal, turquoise, etc)

Similar tones of color (such as members of a blue family: light blue, dark blue, teal, turquoise, etc)

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Out lines to “pop” out things

Shadow lines to show different sections of the painting

Out lines to “pop” out things

Shadow lines to show different sections of the painting

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