Full Bloom: The Art and Life of Georgia O'Keeffe"The definitive life of O'Keeffe." —Hilton Kramer, Los Angeles Times Georgia O'Keefe (1887?-1986) was one of the most successful American artists of the twentieth century: her arresting paintings of enormous, intimately rendered flowers, desert landscapes, and stark white cow skulls are seminal works of modern art. But behind O'Keeffe's bold work and celebrity was a woman misunderstood by even her most ardent admirers. This large, finely balanced biography offers an astonishingly honest portrayal of a life shrouded in myth.Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues. |
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... the political science professor Arthur Macmahon. She demonstrated her passionate feelings for him in a series of abstract charcoal drawings and watercolors called Specials. (Columbia University Archives–Columbiana Library)
... the political science professor Arthur Macmahon. She demonstrated her passionate feelings for him in a series of abstract charcoal drawings and watercolors called Specials. (Columbia University Archives–Columbiana Library)
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... drawings and paintings were shown at Alfred Stieglitz's modern art gallery, 291, where the work of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Con- stantin Brancusi, and Auguste Rodin was first presented in the United States. Her relationship with ...
... drawings and paintings were shown at Alfred Stieglitz's modern art gallery, 291, where the work of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Con- stantin Brancusi, and Auguste Rodin was first presented in the United States. Her relationship with ...
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... drawings marks a clear signal of approval and encour- agement. Ida was not overtly affectionate but she urged her ... drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt and a man in work clothes and cap. Portrayed from the back, they hang ...
... drawings marks a clear signal of approval and encour- agement. Ida was not overtly affectionate but she urged her ... drawing of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt and a man in work clothes and cap. Portrayed from the back, they hang ...
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... drawing as a stinging reminder. The childlike tone of her recollection, written in her autobiography seventy-five years after the fact, indicates that she wasn't accustomed ... drawings,” Georgia said. “And it didn't seem like FULL BLOOM 27.
... drawing as a stinging reminder. The childlike tone of her recollection, written in her autobiography seventy-five years after the fact, indicates that she wasn't accustomed ... drawings,” Georgia said. “And it didn't seem like FULL BLOOM 27.
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... drawings, she saw that her art represented her own, unique methods of representation and, eventually, her own ideas. Although Georgia had disliked classes and been an average pupil at the Town Hall School, in the more demanding ...
... drawings, she saw that her art represented her own, unique methods of representation and, eventually, her own ideas. Although Georgia had disliked classes and been an average pupil at the Town Hall School, in the more demanding ...
Contents
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Book Two BECOMING 19181946 | 155 |
Book Three BEING 19471986 | 421 |
Coda | 547 |
Notes | 555 |
Selected Bibliography | 595 |
Index | 605 |
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