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Georgia O’Keefe + Alfred Stieglitz
Artist Spotlight On…
Georgia O’Keefe
November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986
American Artist known as “Mother of
American Modernism”
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Alfred Stieglitz
January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946
American photographer and modern art
promoter
Georgia O'Keeffe was an American
artist who mostly painted flowers
and desert landscapes. She had a
different way of painting nature and
that difference made her an art
innovator.
She looked at nature and turned it
into simpler shapes and colors.Georgia O’Keeffe, Abstraction White Rose, 1927, Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 (91.4 x 76.2)
Alfred Stieglitz was an American
photographer who dedicated his life
to help photography be recognized
as an art form.
His photography style changed over
time, but one of his favorite subjects
was his wife, Georgia O'Keefe. He
especially likes to take pictures of her
hands. The hands of an artist.
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way -
things I had no words for.” Georgia O’Keefe
“What is of greatest importance is to hold a moment.” Alfred Stieglitz
DISCUSS
What do you see?
What is the same about the works of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keefe?
What is different?
How do you think the two artists influenced each other? How do the people around us change the way we see the world?
CREATE
It’s Your Turn!Draw a flower in the style of Georgia O’Keefe. First draw a simple outline of a flower. Then color it in withmultiple shades in the same colorpalette!
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