Artist Profile: Georgia O'Keeffe

My artists name is Georgia O'Keeffe.
She was born November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prarie Wisconsin.
Her fathers name was Francis O'keeffe and her mother was Ida O'Keeffe.
They were both farmers.
Georgia was the 2nd of 7 siblings.
She studied art in Chicago and New York.
She was married to Alfred Stieglitz.

5 Major Accomplishments:
She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters 
She was the first retrospective show of a woman's art at the Museum of Modern Art 
She was awarded the Gold Medal of Painting by the National Institute of Arts and Letters 
She was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor 
 and President Ronald Reagan presented the National Medal of Arts to her.

Fun Fact: She lived to be 98!

Georgia O'Keeffe usually made pictures of flowers and animal skulls. She also painted skies and cities. She drew a lot of her inspiration from Mexico. She is associated with American Modernism. 

Three Paintings:
Cows Skull: Red White and Blue


Sky Above Clouds IV

Blue and Green Music




Pieces I like:
Ballet Skirt or Electric Light
I like this piece because you get to decide what it is.



Abstraction Blue
This one is at a weird angle of a flower. I like it because of its colors.