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!