“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your
world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most
people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a
flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.”
“I have been absolutely terrified every moment of
my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I
wanted to do.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe
In early 20th-century America, art was a man’s world, where women – even those with extraordinary talent and groundbreaking vision – were seen as no equal to men. Georgia O’Keeffe helped changed that. With an idiosyncratic style and bold use of color, O’Keeffe was at the forefront of American modernism. In a career that spanned more than six decades, she “made it possible for other women to explore a new gamut of symbolic and ambiguous imagery.” ~ as expressed in her obituary in The New York Times*
In early 20th-century America, art was a man’s world, where women – even those with extraordinary talent and groundbreaking vision – were seen as no equal to men. Georgia O’Keeffe helped changed that. With an idiosyncratic style and bold use of color, O’Keeffe was at the forefront of American modernism. In a career that spanned more than six decades, she “made it possible for other women to explore a new gamut of symbolic and ambiguous imagery.” ~ as expressed in her obituary in The New York Times*
My daughter painted the tribute to Miss O'Keeffe in an enrichment class at school when she was in the fourth grade. I do love it! I took these photos earlier today. Laying the painting on the floor near indirect window light eliminated most of the reflections on the glass. Normally it hangs in my dining room not very far away from a similar painting made by my son (Ref: Andy Warhol). Love that, too!
* Source (Oct 20, 2014): http://www.womenwhochangedamerica.org/profile/georgia-okeefe/
Grorgia O'Keeffe did create magic. I'd love to visit the museum in Santa Fe.
ReplyDeleteI also love how women authors have come so to the forefront, no longer needing to take on male pseudonyms. There is much yet to gain, but there have been positive changes.
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