Painter Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe

Living place: Wisconsin

Birthday: 15-11-1887

Global rank: #13262

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Who is Painter Georgia O'Keeffe?
Modern artist who is best known for painting Western flowers and landscapes, including her "Summer Days". She was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 1977 by President Gerald R. Ford and the National Medal of Arts in 1985.
Her 1946 exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art was early first that MOMA has organized for a female artist .
 
 

Young / Before famous

She decided to become an artist at the age of 10 and began studying with local watercolorist Sara Mann. Her breakthrough came in 1916, when Anita Pollitzer showed Alfred Stieglitz of her 291 collection of charcoal drawings. He loved them so much he decided for them.

Family life info

She is the daughter of Ida and Francis O'Keeffe, dairy farmers. She was named after her parents, George Victor Totto, some Hungarian. She entered into a relationship with Stieglitz in 1918 and eventually married in 1924, when he was able to secure a divorce from his wife.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Painter Georgia O'Keeffe?
She and fellow painter John James Audubon both chose nature as the main subject of their art, with Audubon focusing on birds and O'Keeffe detailing flowers.

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When was Painter Georgia O'Keeffe born?
Georgia O'Keeffe was born in 15-11-1887, death year is , at the age of 137.
Where is Painter Georgia O'Keeffe's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Wisconsin, . is a Painter, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Georgia O'Keeffe's global rank is 13262 and whose rank is 24 in list of famous Painter.
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Events in 1887 and 15-11

Birthday Georgia O'Keeffe (15-11) in history

  • Day 15-11 year 1763: Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States.
  • Day 15-11 year 1777: The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the U.S. Constitution.
  • Day 15-11 year 1806: Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak.
  • Day 15-11 year 1939: The cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial was laid by President Roosevelt.
  • Day 15-11 year 1969: About 250,000 protesters against the Vietnam War, the largest war protest ever, converged peacefully on Washington, DC.
  • Day 15-11 year 2002: Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China's Communist Party leader.
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