Fun Facts About Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe was born in 1887 and began taking art lessons in high school. When she graduated, she attended the Art Institute of Chicago (1905-06), followed by the Art Students League in New York (1907). The dessert landscape of New Mexico was the inspiration for most of her work, which is in the abstract form.
Success
Georgia O'Keeffe sold her first Giant Flower painting in 1928,when she was 41 years old. The painting "Calla Lily" sold for $25,000. A year before she died, one of her paintings sold for $1,000,000.
Marriage
Georgia O'Keeffe was married to a world famous photographer, Alfred Stieglitz. Over their entire time together, he took over 300 photographic portraits of her.
Exhibitions
Georgia O'Keeffe was the first woman honored with a retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
Honors
In 1985, President Reagan presented Georgia O'Keeffe with the National Medal of Arts.
Death
Georgia O'Keeffe passed away March 6, 1986, aged 98 and had her ashes scattered to the wind over her beloved New Mexico desert.
