A Great American Artist. A Great American Story. Explore the remarkable life of Georgia O’Keeffe. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, eleven years after the death of the artist from whom it takes its name.
Welcoming visitors from all over the world, it is the only museum in the United States dedicated to an internationally-known woman artist.
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Happy holidays from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum!
What do you see in this O'Keeffe geometric, abstract watercolor?
Georgia O'Keeffe. Untitled (Abstraction Green Line and Red Circle), 1970s. Watercolor on paper, 22 1/4 x 30 1/2 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.517]
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“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.” -Georgia O’Keeffe
In 1916, Georgia O’Keeffe began corresponding with photographer and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz. That same year, he exhibited ten of her abstract drawings in a group exhibition. A year later, he presented O’Keeffe’s artwork in a one-person exhibition. In the spring of 1918 he offered O’Keeffe financial support to paint for a year in New York. She accepted his invitation and moved from Texas. In 1923, Stieglitz began organizing annual exhibitions of O’Keeffe’s work.
Stieglitz and O’Keeffe were married in 1924. In 1925 they moved to a two-room suite at the Shelton Hotel with a view of the New York City skyline. O’Keeffe adapted her life and art in New York to Stieglitz’s habits.
By the mid-1920s, O’Keeffe was recognized as one of America’s most important and successful artists, known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers—an essentially American image of modernity—as well as flowers. Stieglitz played a significant role in promoting O’Keeffe and her artwork.
How does the city inspire you? 🌃💙
Georgia O’Keeffe. Ritz Tower, 1928. Oil on canvas, 40 1/4 x 14 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Museum Purchase. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
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“The abstraction is often the most definite form for the intangible thing in myself that I can only clarify in paint.” Georgia O’Keeffe, 1976.
Sometimes words cannot express how we feel inside. Georgia O’Keeffe used paintings, among other media, to express her internal musings.
Express yourself this week!
What is your preferred medium for self expression? Let us know in the comments! 🧡
Georgia O’Keeffe. On the River I, ca. 1965. Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 40 1/16 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.392]
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TGIF! Looking forward to a relaxing weekend. What are your plans?
Check out the link in our bio for stress management and mindfulness techniques to help you unwind.
Georgia O'Keeffe. Chows, undated. photographic print. Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation Photographs. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.
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“The world all simplified and beautiful and clear-cut in patterns like time and history will simplify and straighten out these times of ours- What one sees from the air is so simple and so beautiful I cannot help feeling that it would do something wonderful for the human race-“ Georgia O’Keeffe in a letter to Maria Chabot, 1941.
Couldn’t have said it better ourselves! What inspires you today?
Georgia O'Keeffe. Above the Clouds I, 1962-1963. Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 48 1/4 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation and The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [1997.5.14]
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Great paintings ask important – and sometimes enormous – questions.
Through the examination of one of O’Keeffe’s most well-known paintings, “Pelvis Series, Red with Yellow,” we connect to a threshold moment for the artist, New Mexico, and the world. Dale Kronkright explores links between this 1945 painting, Los Alamos National Lab, New Mexican mines, and a Japanese American internment camp in Santa Fe.
The recording of this program is available to watch on our website. Link in bio.
Tony Vaccaro. Georgia O'Keeffe with "Pelvis Series, Red with Yellow, 1960. Chromogenic print, 14 x 17 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Museum Purchase. © Tony Vaccaro. [2007.3.1]
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Georgia O'Keeffe's commitment to design is showcased through her Abiquiú Home and Studio. O'Keeffe's modern aesthetic extended beyond her artwork, as seen in her carefully curated living spaces.
Visit the O'Keeffe Museum store for modern home decor and design inspiration. Order by tomorrow, December 12th, to receive your items by Christmas. The last day for local pick-up in Santa Fe in December 20th. Link in bio.
Krysta Jabczenski. Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiú Home and Studio, 2019. ©️ Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
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Childhood memories with a vivid sense of place and observations from her daily environment inspire Trilby Nelson's work and take form in vibrant color combinations, playful shapes, and varied textures.
Trilby designs out of her Santa Fe studio and works with US manufacturers to produce her products in small runs or limited editions. In order to highlight the process of making each piece, Trilby uses production methods that allow for a handmade quality to remain visible in the end product.
Trilby’s studio practice draws upon her art and design background and balances between handmade fiber art and textile and home product collections. The Studio Showcase with Trilby Nelson is now available to watch on our website. Link in bio.
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Motivational Mondays with Georgia O'Keeffe
Water lilies can symbolize wellness and peace. Reflecting inward to find harmony can be precious in these uncertain times.
Wishing you tranquility as you move through your week!
Know someone on your gift list who might like a copy of O'Keeffe's 'Water Lily'? You can purchase archival-quality reproductions of this and other O'Keeffe works through the Museum Store's print-on-demand service. Link in bio. Give the gift of art this holiday season.
Georgia O'Keeffe. Water Lily, 1921. Pastel on paper, 28 ¼ x 17 ½ inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.92]
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Among her many interests, Georgia O'Keeffe paid particular attention to her dress. O'Keeffe had specific sartorial tastes, rejecting trends of the time. She embraced a progressive wardrobe, sporting modern fashion stripped of its adornments.
In this image taken by Alfred Stieglitz at Lake George, O'Keeffe is seen wearing a blouse that she designed and made for herself. The farmer-inspired smock has honeycomb details at the elbow and shoulders, showcasing the minimalism central to her iconic style, met with a touch of personal flair.
How does fashion inspire you?
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Alfred Stieglitz. Georgia O'Keeffe, 1918-1919. Gelatin silver print, 8 11/16 x 7 7/16 inches. Museum Purchase. [2014.3.56]
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“Color is one of the great things in the world that makes life worth living to me and as I have come to think of painting it is my effort to create an equivalent with paint color for the world – life as I see it.” – Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe’s use of vibrant colors make her work jump off of the canvas and come to life. What about this painting strikes you? Does it evoke a feeling or an emotion?
Georgia O’Keeffe. Stump in Red Hills, 1940. Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 24 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Stéphane Janssen Trust in memory of R. Michael Johns. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [1996.7.2]
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Steward O’Keeffe’s Legacy This GivingTuesday!
Whether it’s taking time for stillness or consider
something from a new perspective, we remain inspired by the art and life of Georgia O’Keeffe. As stewards of a very special legacy, we continue to present her story to audiences near and far. We hope you join us on our mission by donating to the O’Keeffe this GivingTuesday!
Georgia O’Keeffe. Pink Ornamental Banana, 1939. Oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Loaned by (or on loan from) James M. Rosenfield in memory of Lois F. Rosenfield. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [L.2004.42.1]
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Motivational Mondays with O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe frequently used motifs within her oeuvre of work. Sometimes she would explore the theme through a realistic depiction, and other times the variation on the theme was refined to forms, removing the objects from their context within reality. O'Keeffe's oil on canvas “My Last Door” exemplifies her abstraction of a motif and how she is able to take something seemingly simple and illustrate it with beauty and captivation. In the photograph "Salita Door," O'Keeffe's Abiquiu home door is contextually placed.
Comparing the painting with the image, how do you interpret Georgia O'Keeffe's abstraction and how does it make you feel?
As you go about your day and survey your surroundings, think of what motifs exist in your life and how you might view them in a new light. Explore and you might find the seemingly mundane has much beauty to offer.
Georgia O’Keeffe. My Last Door, 1952-1954. Oil on canvas, 48 1/4 x 84 3/16 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [1997.6.29]
Georgia O'Keeffe. Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiu House, Salita Door, Circa 1964. Gelatin silver print, 3 3/16 x 4 7/16. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [2006.6.1402]
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“We have been having perfect days of perfect quiet sunshine - working lots - and I feel like singing.” - Georgia O’Keeffe, Letter to Sherwood Anderson, 1923
Have a beautiful day! How are you spending it?
Krysta Jabczenski. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch Home and Studio, Courtyard , 2019. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum! We wish you a beautiful and joyous day!
“Untitled (Landscape)” is a watercolor O’Keeffe did in her sketchbook in the early 1900’s. This beautiful watercolor is a testament to her true extensive skill with the medium. In this figurative more realistic work, she is far from her abstract style that she is most notably recognized for. Her knowledge of watercolor is evident with her brushwork as she allows the colors to move freely and to act on their own, creating these small moments of movement and light.
The golden auburn hues and muted greens are a perfect representation of this season of change.
How does this watercolor make you feel?
Georgia O’Keeffe. Untitled (Landscape), Sketchbook, 1905-1906. Watercolor on paper, 6 1/4 x 4 3/8 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of uThe Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.568l]
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Georgia O’Keeffe loved trees. They were a prolific subject in her art.
The sinuous curvature and fluid brushstrokes that form this tree in “Autumn Tree- The Maple”, emanate the dynamic and vivacious character of Georgia’s subject. The planes of color she creates stretching out from the tree oscillate with movement and vitality.
O’Keeffe once said, “I wish people were all trees and I think I could enjoy them then.” She spent so much time outside studying trees that she considered them friends in a way.
This oil on canvas not only embodies her artistic skill but her intrinsic understanding of the beauty trees possess. She captures a subject we all know so well and shows it in a way never before seen.
Georgia O’Keeffe. Autumn Trees - The Maple, 1924. Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation and Gerald and Kathleen Peters. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [1996.3.1]
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“I had this desire and interest in painting to want to do my own things.” - Georgia O’Keeffe
A confident and strong-willed woman, Georgia O’Keeffe would never take no for answer. She made her own path by following her dreams and aspirations.
Find your dreams and chase them! The journey to them will be an unforgettable one.
Krysta Jabczenski. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Ghost Ranch Home and Studio, Studio, 2019. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
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Studio Showcase with Trilby Nelson!
Wednesday, November 18 TONIGHT!
5:30 PM MDT
You are invited to virtually visit the studio of one of the many wonderful artisans featured in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Store. Join Santa Fe designer, Trilby Nelson, on Zoom to learn about her textile and product designs that celebrate color, pattern, and unexpected materials! This event is free to attend. We hope to see you there!
Image courtesy of trilbynelson.com
Let’s celebrate!
November marks Georgia O’Keeffe’s birthday, and we’re honoring the occasion with a special virtual happy hour with the National Museum of Women in the Arts!
This Thursday, November 19, pour a drink, get cozy, and get the scoop on Georgia O’Keeffe’s life and art. Independence, influences, romance, and success – these all fueled Georgia O’Keeffe’s creative spirit.
Speaking of spirits. . .whip up your own special cocktail (or mocktail) for the occasion: the Totto Tequila Toddy. Bearing Georgia O’Keeffe’s curious middle name, @elreycourt ‘s bartender Heather McKearnan created the drink just for this occasion. Check out the recipe below.
Sign up for the happy hour here!
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Totto Tequila Toddy
1.5 oz Casamigos Reposado tequila
0.5 oz SF Spirits Apple Brandy
3 oz spiced apple cider
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
Cinnamon stick to garnish
Alfred Stieglitz. Georgia O’Keeffe - After Return from New Mexico, 1929. Gelatin silver print, 3 1/16 x 4 5/8 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. [2003.1.15]
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Motivational Mondays with O’Keeffe
“The meaning of a word - to me - is not as exact as the meaning of a color. Colors and shapes make a more definite statement than words.” - Georgia O’Keeffe
Wishing you a vibrant week!
Life can get very hectic and overwhelming sometimes. Focus on the path right in front of you and be in the present. You were not designed to handle tomorrow’s plans, live in the now and embrace an O’Keeffe mindset- live honestly and live in the moment.
What color stands out to you in this painting? How does that color make you feel?
Georgia O’Keeffe. Mariposa Lilies and Indian Paintbrush, 1941. Oil on canvas, 10 x 14 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.168]
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Today is Georgia O’Keeffe’s birthday!
She was born on November 15 in the farming community of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.
As a young girl wandering the wheat fields of her family’s farm, she grew to understand the power of nature and that art was a way she would capture that. This talent of seeing the small obscure things in life and translating them onto paper in her own unique way, was something that defined her career and what made her art truly monumental. She turned away from the European trends and paved her own path with curiosity, creativity, and confidence.
We from the Museum are so honored to help preserve and educate you about her legacy!
In honor of Georgia O’Keeffe’s birthday, join staff from the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum next Thursday, November 19 from 4:30 to 5:30 PM (MT) to celebrate the life and work of Georgia O’Keeffe! Learn about her art and practice through works in each collection while enjoying a specialty drink in her honor. Free; registration required. Hope to see you there!
Alfred Stieglitz. Georgia O’Keeffe, 1932. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. [2003.1.18]
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The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has been selected to receive a Preservation Needs Assessment through the Regional Heritage Stewardship (RHSP) Intermountain West Preservation Needs Assessment Program! This important work, the result of support by @conservationcenter @utahartsandmuseums and @utahhumanities, allows the @okeeffemuseum to virtually conduct an assessment of Georgia O’Keeffe’s library and make recommendations that will inform future exhibitions, storage, and handling. To learn more about the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, join one of their Zoom Open Houses, on Wednesday or Thursday evenings, more information on the ccaha.org/news page of their website.
Photo credit: Krysta Jabczenski, Georgia O’Keeffe’s Abiquiú Bookroom, 2019. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.
“A little way out beyond my kitchen window at the Ranch is a V shape in the red hills. I passed the V many times — sometimes stopping to look as it spoke to me quietly. I one day carried my canvas out and made a drawing of it. The shapes of the drawing were so simple that it scarcely seemed worth while to bother with it any further. But I did a painting — just the arms of two red hills reaching out to the sky and holding it.” - Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe created a recognizable visual vocabulary throughout her career. She adopted a range of motifs from skulls and flowers to geometric shapes such as ovals, rectangles, and V’s.
Georgia’s V, one of her most persistent motifs, acts as a passageway for viewers. She gently invites you into her world.
As seen in the following photograph, Georgia explored places such as Glen Canyon with photographers Todd Webb and Eliot Porter, where she documented the slits in the canyon, the way the shadows would fall onto the smooth cliff sides, and the open sky beckoning behind. She used what she saw as inspiration and sought to capture the visceral reaction she had when faced with these moments.
Her archetypal V, was always a fascination of hers and a motif that also appeared in her flowers, mountains, and New York cityscapes.
How does this work make you feel? Protected or constrained?
Georgia O’Keeffe. Canyon No. II, ca. 1965. Oil on canvas, 36 x 25 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.391]
Georgia O’Keeffe. Glen Canyon, 1964. Polaroid print, 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.6.1086]
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Join us on Wednesday, November 4th for Breakfast with O’Keeffe Online: Recasting the Vote from 9:00 to 10:00 am. We hope to see you there!
The Abiquiú area has been inhabited for over 5,000 years by various groups of indigenous peoples as evidenced by archeological and oral history data. Abiquiú is a Tewa name with various meanings. The indigenous people of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo call it P’efubu’u which means the end of a log or stick, a projection of mesa land, or end of timber town. In 1945, Georgia O'Keeffe purchased the 4.75-acre Home & Studio property in Abiquiú from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. At the time, the site was a ruin. A three-year process transformed the abandoned site into the iconic modernist adobe compound we see today. O'Keeffe lived in the home until the end of her life. O'Keeffe hired her friend Maria Chabot, a Texas native and student of regional architecture with experience managing large properties, to oversee the reconstruction of the house. They relied on a local crew to rebuild the structure using traditional techniques and knowledge of vernacular materials such as adobe brick construction, viga and latila roofing, and other design elements that have generally come to be known as the Pueblo Revival style. The O'Keeffe Museum is committed to the ongoing preservation needs of this historic property and works with conservation experts and members of the local community to research and maintain the artist's home. What does home mean to you? Let us know in the comments! #GeorgiaOKeeffe #HistoricPlaces
“Water is a living thing, hence its form is deep and quiet, or soft and smooth, or broad and ocean-like, or thick like flesh.” - Georgia O'Keeffe ◦ On Monday mornings between 8:00 and 11:00 AM, you can watch as O'Keeffe's Home and Studio garden in Abiquiú is flood irrigated by the historic acequia. ◦ Acequia systems consist of gravity-fed earthen canals that divert stream flow for distribution to fields and gardens. They are a community resource that local irrigators have a shared right to use, and a responsibility to manage, and protect. ◦ Acequia agroecosystems promote soil conservation and soil formation, provide terrestrial wildlife habitat and movement corridors; protect water quality and fish habitat, promote the conservation of domesticated biodiversity of land race heirloom crops, and encourage the maintenance of a strong land and water ethic and sense of place, among other ecological and economic values. ◦ The acequia that provides water to the Abiquiú Home & Studio is sourced from the Upper Rio Grande watershed. It is one of the Museum's most precious resources, as it allows for O'Keeffe's unique and productive garden to flourish, while serving as a teaching tool for youth in our community. It also serves as a source of beauty for all those who have a chance to experience it in person. ◦ You can watch the garden any time by visiting gokm.org/abiquiu-camera. ◦ ◦ What does water mean to you? Let us know in the comments! 💙 ◦ ◦ #GeorgiaOKeeffe #HistoricGardens #Acequia ◦ Video Footage: #toddballantycreative
Virtual Studio Showcase & Pop-up Shop Featuring Whiskey & Clay Thursday, May 28, 5:30 PM! (Free) You're invited to virtually visit the studio of Santa Fe based ceramicist Kimmy Rohrs of Whiskey & Clay! Studio Showcase is a free online program presented by the O'Keeffe Museum! invites you to virtually visit the studio of one of the many wonderful artisans featured in the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Store. Join us on Zoom to learn about the vendor’s artistic process and the development of their business. We will wrap up with a virtual studio tour and a Q&A. As part of this program, we are launching a monthly virtual pop-up store highlighting the Studio Showcase vendor’s incredible work. To help support our local creative community during this difficult time, the vendor will receive 60% of the sales. First up is Kimmy Rohrs of Whiskey & Clay based in Santa Fe. Kimmy creates ceramics for everyday use. Inspired by the far west Texas sky and earth, she blends porcelain with stoneware to give each piece a timeless desert feel. Pieces are high fired in a heavy-reduction gas kiln, the outcome creates dark rust tones and brightly developed glazes that give each its own identity Click to register! https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/event/studio-showcase-whiskey-clay/
Hear Ariel Plotek, the O'Keeffe Museum's Curator of Fine Art discuss Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 charcoal drawing of the East River in New York.
National Library Week is April 19 - 25, 2020! To kick things off, check out this short clip from inside of Georgia O’Keeffe’s book room at the artist’s Home and Studio in Abiquiú. Due to the fragility of the space, this room is one rarely seen by the public. Our team at the Museum is working hard to document and catalog O’Keeffe’s immense collection of books and share their findings with the world. From cookbooks, to magazines, to unique out-of-print publications, the Abiquiú book room gives us incredible insight into O’Keeffe’s interests and curiosities. National Library Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. From free access to books and online resources for families to library business centers that help support entrepreneurship and retraining, libraries offer opportunity to all. To celebrate, we will be sharing all the wonderful things our team at the O’Keeffe Museum’s is doing to support and advance our understanding of Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as uplifting the work of our local libraries in New Mexico and other great institutions across the country. Take a close look at the video - What book jumps out to you? Let us know in the comments!💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #NationalLibraryWeek
Spring in Northern New Mexico is a season of contradictions. One moment the sun in shining and white fluffy clouds pop against impossibly blue skies, the next moment it’s frigidly cold, and the landscape is covered in a thick layer of snow. The wind can be especially fierce in springtime, sending enormous tumbleweeds flying across the land. Though when the trees come to life, they carpet the high desert in vibrant, technicolor green. The view from the O’Keeffe’s Home and Studio in Abiquiú provided the artist with endless sources of inspiration. O’Keeffe was intimately familiar with the ebb and flow of seasons in this part of the world, and her depictions of the New Mexico landscape at different times of year powerfully evoke a sense of place. In this video, you can get a sense of what she experienced in the springtime. Located about 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe, O’Keeffe’s Abiquiú home exemplifies the artist’s singular aesthetic and was the location where she created some of her most significant works, such as the ‘In The Patio,’ and ‘Cottonwood’ series of paintings. O’Keeffe’s Home and Studio is National Historic Landmark and a living example of the beauty of this country. What’s your favorite season? Let us know in the comments! #GeorgiaOKeeffe Video: #toddballantycreative
In the verdant walled yard behind Georgia O’Keeffe’s house in Abiquiú, lies the artist’s spectacular garden. A raised walkway cuts through the center of the vegetable garden, bisecting the long, rectangular plot. Tall sunflowers dot the garden between patches of herbs, leafy greens, peppers, an assortment of other edible plants. It is fed water by an elegant stone irrigation canal channels, a communal resource known as an acequia. In 1945, O’Keeffe purchased a run-down adobe house in Abiquiu and took the next four years to renovate the building. In her original renovation plans, O’Keeffe included detailed drawings for the vegetable garden. Her meticulous notes recorded the plant varieties she grew after moving in, and her bookshelves bore tomes on organic gardening and composting. The garden at her Abiquiú home remains much as it was during her lifetime. You can view the Museum’s live feed, captured by a video camera installed on the roof of Georgia O’Keeffe’s home in Abiquiú. The camera runs year round, documenting daily and seasonal changes in the garden. What are you growing in your garden or in your home? Let us know in the comments! 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe Images: @krysta_jab and O'Keeffe Museum
“When you start making a home, it is difficult to stop changing it, imagining it different.” - Georgia O’Keeffe Though modest in appearance, it exudes a certain harmony, as if every element were in its proper place, reflecting O'Keeffe's attention to detail. Interior furnishings do not follow a particular style. Simple furnishings represents years of collecting, including an Eames chair in her living room which was a birthday gift from the designers, as well as an Eero Saarinen coffee table and a Noguchi lampshade she hung over one of the bare light bulbs, O'Keeffe never kept anything she couldn't live with. As O’Keeffe wrote: “My house in Abiquiu is pretty empty; only what I need is in it.” The uncluttered spaces, and simple adornments and furniture O'Keeffe favored demonstrate how her life in New Mexico was itself a component of the minimalistic aesthetic that is one of the distinguishing features of her art. In the comments, tell about a favorite piece of furniture, art, or design element in your own home! How does your home reflect your personality? 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe Photos: @krystajab_ © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Documenting Georgia O'Keeffe's Collection of Animal Bones University of New Mexico Zooarcheology Research Student, Victoria Monagle discusses her project at the O'Keeffe Museum documenting and identifying O'Keeffe's collection of animal bones.
A new edition of Faces of O'Keeffe Inspired! We absolutely love it when you share your #OKeeffeInspired moments! Whether you're visiting our galleries in Santa Fe, exploring beautiful New Mexico, or out and about in your own part of the world, seeing your lovely faces and your incredible creativity fills us with so much joy! At the O'Keeffe Museum, we are called on to research, share, and advance Georgia O'Keeffe's iconic legacy, but we couldn't do it without your truly wonderful contributions. Thank you for all you do to help keep O'Keeffe's vision alive! We love you! 💙📸 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #FacesofOKeeffeInspired
O’Keeffe’s drawing practice was the lens for each new experience and her sketches form a journal of her explorations. The artist was steadfast in her commitment to the discipline of drawing, which she adopted early in her career. To understand the richness of Georgia O’Keeffe’s artistic practice, one must understand her disciplined drawing practice and her innovative sense for composition through paintings and drawings that span her career. One can see how O'Keeffe became a master by exploring the artist's preliminary sketches and drawings, and how they translate to the fluid, seemingly effortless outlines that define regions of her compositions. Talent like O'Keeffe's isn't born. It is made, cultivated, and practiced over decades, and through uncompromised commitment to craft. What skill do you practice over and over again? Let us know in the comments! 💙
It's our 2019 Wrap Up! Check out some of the amazing things we got up to this year. There is never a dull day at the O'Keeffe Museum. We have the best team anyone could ask for. Their dedication to preserving and presenting the life, art, and legacy of one of the world's most iconic artists is second to none! We are also incredibly grateful for all of you! Thank you for sharing this transformative year with us. We can't wait for all the new and exciting things to come in 2020. Comment on the most memorable O'Keeffe Inspired experience you had this year! 💙 Happy New Year! #GeorgiaOKeeffe #NewYearFeelings
Though modest in appearance, O’Keeffe’s homes exude a certain harmony, as if every element were in its proper place, reflecting O'Keeffe's attention to detail. Displayed on the mantel and windowsills, as well as on the naturally grained cedar ledge encircling the room, are gnarled branches and animal bones, reminiscent of the objects that she scavenged from the desert. Her daily routine here was marked by her reverence for simple rituals and an inner clarity that allowed her to be fully present in each moment. She would rise early and take a long walk before breakfast, accompanied by her dogs. After breakfast, she would venture back into the desert for a day of painting, often using her Model A Ford as a portable studio. Upon returning home, she would take an evening walk before dinner. The lasting impression of O'Keeffe's legendary life and art, and the Abiquiú and Ghost Ranch homes that stood at its center, is that of a woman completely at ease with the natural world and with herself. What is your favorite aspect of O'Keeffe's lifestyle? Let us know in the comments! 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #modestlifestyle #OKeeffeLifestyle Images: @krystajab_ Text: @archdigest
Santa Fe and Abiquiú are located in the high desert. While hot summers, blazing sun, and blue skies are common, this part of northern New Mexico truly experiences all four seasons - sometimes all at the same time! Georgia O'Keeffe's home at Ghost Ranch is surrounded by stunning landscape that is constantly changing. It is easy to see why this place served as an ongoing inspiration for the artist. This time lapse shows a snow storm as it comes and goes over the Pedernal mountain and O'Keeffe's front porch. What is your favorite season in New Mexico? 💙🌨 #GhostRanch #okeeffe #GeorgiaOKeeffe #okeeffeinspired #snowstorm #blueskies #NewMexico #northernnm #Abiquiu #pedernal #flattopmountain #seeformiles #landscapeinspiration #snowyseason #seasonchange #tranquility #watchthesky
As with her art, her aesthetic, and her public image, Georgia O'Keeffe lived every aspect of her life with great intention. This extended into her kitchen. Cooking, nutrition, and health were all of great interest and importance to O'Keeffe. From organic gardening, canning and pickling, grinding wheat, and making yogurt—she did it all. O'Keeffe liked her food cooked simply and loved the flavors of fresh herbs and produce. She was especially fond of summer salads. She enjoyed vegetables steamed until cooked, but still crisp, and served with just a splash of butter or oil, salt, and pepper. She wanted their distinct flavors to shine through. With Thanksgiving just a few days away, enjoy these stunning images of O’Keeffe's kitchen! What is your favorite Thanksgiving or harvest season dish? Let us know in the comments! 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe
Happy 132nd Birthday Georgia O'Keeffe! Born on this day in 1887, Georgia O'Keeffe remains one of the most iconic American artists of all time. Today is a day of celebration and also a day for thanks. It is only because of our amazing friends all around the world that O'Keeffe's art, life, and legacy continues to inspire. The artist lives though you! To show our appreciation, we invite you to join us this afternoon for a slice of cake in the O'Keeffe Museum Galleries in downtown Santa Fe, 217 Johnson Street. You can also check out our new interactive and hands on exhibits! Today is the perfect day to get inspired! 💙🍰 #GeorgiaOKeeffe
Opening to the public tomorrow, November 8! Be the first to see the Museum’s new immersive exhibits and experience fresh explorations into Georgia O'Keeffe's life, art, and creative legacy. The new installations, Travels, The Natural World, and Seeing Beyond will be on view November 2019 through October 2020! Stay tuned over the next few weeks as we share more about these unique and exciting exhibits! 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe
“Someone else's vision will never be as good as your own vision of your self." - Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe passed away more than 33 years ago, yet her legacy is as alive as ever - thanks to you! We at the O'Keeffe Museum love, more than anything, the creative work you do to ensure the artist, the icon, the singular Georgia O'Keeffe continues to live on. These unique and stunning photos, provided by so many different people, from so many different places and backgrounds prove that there is nothing more uniting than art. Each image tells a story about an individual, their journey, and their creative vision. We have so much appreciation for all those who help us keep the artist alive for current and future generations! Much love to you all! 💙💙💙 Keep sharing your O'Keeffe Inspired photos and make sure to tag us! @okeeffemuseum #GeorgiaOKeeffe
O’Keeffe’s homes at Ghost Ranch and in Abiquiu are a designer’s dream! The artist's modern aesthetic extended far beyond just her artwork. O'Keeffe was a Modern woman, living in a new Modern era, and her timeless sense of style never ceases to inspire! #GeorgiaOKeeffe
"I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statement as well as or better than the whole could." - Georgia O'Keeffe #quotes
Contemporary Voices: Ken Price Closing October 31, 2019! As part of its Contemporary Voices series, the O’Keeffe Museum presents work by Ken Price (1935-2012). One of the foremost American sculptors of his day, Price was also an accomplished graphic artist. Ten ceramic sculptures by Price, a longtime resident of Taos, New Mexico, will be displayed on pedestals throughout the Museum’s galleries. The organic, sensual forms, and chromatic complexity of Price’s sculptures will be paired and juxtaposed with O’Keeffe’s still life and landscape subjects, inviting visitors to view both artists in a new light. Watercolors by Georgia O’Keeffe will be presented alongside kindred works on paper, an homage to the high desert, by Ken Price. #GeorgiaOKeeffe All works © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum or © Ken Price except for the following: Georgia O'Keeffe. Pelvis IV, 1944. Oil on Masonite, 36 1/16 x 40 3/8 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Private Collection. [1997.6.1]
"The days you work are the best days." - Georgia O'Keeffe #GeorgiaOKeeffe #okeeffe
"The unexplainable thing in nature that makes me feel the world is big fat beyond my understanding — to understand maybe by trying to put it into form. To find the feeling of infinity on the horizon line or just over the next hill." - Georgia O'Keeffe 💙💙💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe
"I want real things - live people to take hold of - to see - to talk to - Music that pokes holes in the sky." - Georgia O'Keeffe 💙 Share one song that never fails to inspire you! 🎵 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #quotes
"I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free" - Georgia O'Keeffe As an artist or creative person, what makes you feel free? Let us know in the comments! 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #Quotes #okeeffeinspired #wisewords #freedom #creativefreedom #inspiration #WomeninArt #okeeffe
"I know I can not paint a flower. I can not paint the sun on the desert or on a bright summer morning but maybe in terms of paint color I can convey to you my experience of the flower..." - Georgia O'Keeffe The desert is so full of color, it's no wonder Georgia O'Keeffe and great artists past and present are so inspired by this place. 💙 #GeorgiaOKeeffe #Quotes
Contemporary Voices: Ken Price! On view at the O'Keeffe Museum through October 23, 2019. ⠀ ⠀ One of the foremost American sculptors of his day, Price was also an accomplished graphic artist. Ten ceramic sculptures by Price, a longtime resident of Taos, New Mexico, will be displayed on pedestals throughout the Museum’s galleries. The organic, sensual forms, and chromatic complexity of Price’s sculptures will be paired and juxtaposed with O’Keeffe’s still life and landscape subjects, inviting visitors to view both artists in a new light. ⠀ ⠀ #ContemporaryArt #KenPrice
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and EnChroma® are partners on an innovative collaboration to expand the gallery experience for visitors with color vision deficiencies, more commonly known as “color blindness.” Utilizing a unique spectral lens technology invented by the Berkeley-based company, EnChroma color blind glasses are designed to help the estimated 300 million people in the world with red-green color blindness see colors more vibrantly and clearly. Beginning May 3, visitors with color vision deficiencies can borrow EnChroma glasses from the Museum’s visitor services team to see Georgia O’Keeffe’s creations in the vibrant colors and hues for which her work is famous.
"Sometimes I think I'd like to live out here in a tent." - Georgia O'Keeffe⠀ ⠀ It’s #cody_week! Like Georgia O’Keeffe, our new director Cody is an avid outdoorsman. He’s known to take his F150 off into the wilderness to get off the grid. On snowy days, you can probably find him skiing on at Kachina Peak, in Taos. The rest of the year, you can find him daydreaming about said ski slopes. ⠀ ⠀ Six more months to go, Cody!⠀ ⠀ #winterisnotcoming #skitaos #howdycody #okeeffeinspired #Taos
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, eleven years after the death of our namesake artist. A visit to the O’Keeffe Museum offers insight not only into the artist’s paintings, but also her creative process and the light and landscape that inspired her. In addition to the main Museum campus in Santa Fe, the O’Keeffe Museum maintains O’Keeffe’s two homes and studios in northern New Mexico, a research center and library, and a variety of collections relating to O’Keeffe and modern art.
One of the most significant artists of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was devoted to creating imagery that expressed what she called “the wideness and wonder of the world as I live in it.” O’Keeffe’s images—instantly recognizable as her own —include abstractions, large-scale depictions of flowers, leaves, rocks, shells, bones and other natural forms, New York cityscapes and paintings of the unusual shapes and colors of architectural and landscape forms of northern New Mexico.
The Museum’s collections of over 3,000 works comprises 140 O’Keeffe oil paintings, nearly 700 drawings, and hundreds of additional works dating from 1901 to 1984, the year failing eyesight forced O’Keeffe into retirement. Throughout the year, visitors can see a changing selection of these works. In addition, the Museum presents exhibitions that are either devoted entirely to O’Keeffe’s work or combine examples of her art with works by her American modernist contemporaries.
In 2006, the Museum took responsibility for the care and preservation of O’Keeffe’s home and studio along the Chama River in Abiquiu, New Mexico, about an hour north of Santa Fe. A national historic landmark and one of the most important artistic sites in the United States, the home where the artist lived and worked is open for tours by appointment. O’Keeffe’s first home in New Mexico, about 30 minutes northwest of Abiquiu at the Ghost Ranch is also cared for by the Museum though it is not currently open to the public.
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center opened in July 2001 to house offices for staff and fellows, and The Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Research Center Library. The Research Center serves as the intellectual hub of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum by promoting and sponsoring research and conversation about Georgia O’Keeffe, Alfred Stieglitz, the Stieglitz Circle, and their contemporaries. It also promotes research into issues of Modernist art, architecture, design photography, literature, and music from the 1890s to the present. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s unique library and archive collections in the Research Center Library are open to the public by appointment.
Educational programs at the Museum serve more than 7,100 students and adults per year with a robust slate of workshops, lectures, conversations, and classroom activities.
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