Georgia O'Keeffe

For seven decades Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was a major figure in American art who, remarkably, maintained her independence from shifting artistic trends. She painted prolifically, and almost exclusively, the flowers, animal bones, and landscapes around her studios in Lake George, New York, and New Mexico, and these subjects became her signature images. Remaining true to her own unique artistic vision, she created a highly individual style of painting that synthesized the formal language of modern European abstraction and the subjects of traditional American pictorialism. This comprehensive and illuminating book surveys Georgia O'Keeffe's complete oeuvres, including drawings, watercolors, and paintings from all periods, and explains her life in the context of her artistic output. The accessible text provides in-depth analysis of her most important pictures and highlights recurring themes and images. It also explores her relationships with fellow artists such as Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Paul Strand, and Alfred Stieglitz. The book features 75 color and 75 black-and-white illustrations.