O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986
Person
Dates
- Existence: November 15, 1887 - March 6, 1986
Biographical / Historical
Georgia O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887-March 6, 1986) was an American artist. She is best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz in 1917 and, after he divorced his first wife, married him in 1924.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia O'Keeffe Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 600
Scope and Content
Collection contains Nancy Reily’s research material about Georgia O'Keeffe covering all periods of her life (1887-1986) and to her ancestors. Material includes photocopies of Georgia O’Keeffe letters and primary source documents held elsewhere. Some material (family history, genealogical documents) relates to Reilly’s family (Mortens) who were neighbors to GOK in Abiquiu. The papers were mostly compiled during the Reily’s research and writing process, from about 1996 to 2011. Much of the...
Dates:
1877-2011
Museum of Fine Arts Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: AC 154
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the correspondence between the Museum of Fine Arts and various artists and their families (1910-1978). Correspondence pertains to exhibits, donations of artwork, and repairs to artwork loaned to the Museum. Some of the artists represented in this collection are Gustave Baumann, Oscar E. Beringhaus, Donald Beauregard, Georgia O'Keeffe (1 letter), and John Sloan. Included in the Beauregard correspondence are letters addressed to Edgar L. Hewett (director of the Museum of...
Dates:
1910-1978
Teresa Hayes Ebie papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms. Coll. 17
Abstract
This is the research collection of Teresa Hayes Ebie revolving around the lives and work of notable figures of the Taos art scene in the 20th century. Much of the collection contains photocopies. There is a notable amount of audio cassettes containing interviews, the bulk of which were recorded in the 1990s.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1900 - 2000
Found in:
Lunder Research Center
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Teresa Hayes Ebie papers