1. Georgia O’Keeffe By Amari SantoyoPeriod 6

2. Start and End Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 on a dairy farm Born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, November 15 Died Thursday, March 6, 1986, age 98

3. Early Life Went to study art in Chicago at age 16, but grew bored Moved to New York City and continued her studies Accepted position as art teacher in 1912 Brought in a live cow for her students to draw!

4. A Chance Friend of O’Keeffe took paintings to art show to display them Exhibited in New York City in 1918 Alfred Stieglitz, a photographer, was really attracted to O’Keeffe’s paintings

5. Love at First Sight Stieglitz loved O’Keeffe’s paintings Stieglitz and O’Keeffe fell in love and were married in 1924 O’Keeffe became friends with other artists and helped Stieglitz run the art gallery

6. Paintings O’Keeffe painted cityscapes of New York Grew interested in skulls and flowers when she took a trip to New Mexico Began to paint close ups of flowers and skulls Painted flowers in simplest form by putting no detail Painted views of New York City skyline in 1920s and 1930s

7. Later life After Stieglitz died, O’Keefe moved to Albiquire, New Mexico Got inspiration from wild plants and animal bones she found around her house Moved to Santa Fe in 1984 and stayed there until she died

8. Fun facts O’Keeffe had six brothers and sisters Had art lessons with a painter at age ten She was given the Presidential medal of Freedom in 1984 She started to lose her central vision as she got older She had made 200 paintings of flowers alone She sold a collection of paintings called “Calla Lily” for $25,000, the highest amount to be paid for a painting. A dinosaur fossil is named after her

9. The End