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Georgia O'Keeffe

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Object Details

Artist

Paul Strand, 16 Oct 1890 - 31 Mar 1976

Sitter

Georgia O'Keeffe, 15 Nov 1887 - 6 Mar 1986

Exhibition Label

Born Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
As a young artist, Georgia O’Keeffe had little interest in painting subjects deemed suitable for women, such as still lifes. Instead she experimented boldly with abstraction and immersed herself in the hothouse of American modernism. Fiercely independent, O’Keeffe dressed and acted as she pleased, forging relationships on her own terms, most famously with the photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Although they married in 1924, she sought space to pursue her art unencumbered by societal expectations.
Beginning in 1929, O’Keeffe left New York City nearly every summer to paint in New Mexico and moved there permanently after Stieglitz’s death. Inspired by the Southwest landscape, she cultivated one of the most successful artistic careers of the twentieth century. While often living far from urban centers, O’Keeffe attracted many admirers, the majority of whom she kept at a distance, including the photographer Paul Strand, who created this portrait.
Nacida en Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Desde temprano en su carrera, Georgia O’Keeffe se interesó poco en temas considerados aptos para las mujeres, tales como las naturalezas muertas. En cambio, experimentó audazmente con la abstracción y se sumergió en el ambiente creativo del modernismo estadounidense. De carácter muy independiente, vestía y actuaba como le parecía, y dictaba sus propios términos en sus relaciones amorosas, la más notable con el fotógrafo Alfred Stieglitz. Aunque se casaron en 1924, O’Keeffe se creó su espacio para dedicarse al arte libre de las expectativas sociales.
A partir de 1929, O’Keeffe se iba de Nueva York casi todos los veranos para pintar en Nuevo México, y después de morir Stieglitz se radicó allí. Inspirada por el paisaje del suroeste, cultivó una de las carreras artísticas más exitosas del siglo XX. Aunque vivía lejos de los centros urbanos, tenía muchos admiradores, pero en su mayoría los mantenía a distancia, incluido el fotógrafo Paul Strand, autor de este retrato.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1918

Object number

NPG.84.159

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright

© Aperture Foundation Inc., Paul Strand Archive

Type

Photograph

Medium

Platinum print

Dimensions

Image: 19.9 x 18.9 cm (7 13/16 x 7 7/16")
Sheet: 25.1 x 20.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Georgia O'Keeffe: Female
Georgia O'Keeffe: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
Georgia O'Keeffe: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Georgia O'Keeffe: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Art instructor
Georgia O'Keeffe: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
Portrait

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4162f496c-e789-483f-849c-a71759df2cdf

Record ID

npg_NPG.84.159

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