- Born
- November 15, 1887
- Died
- March 6, 1986 (aged 98)
- Known as
- painter, draftsperson, graphic artist, architectural drafter, artist
Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements. Called the "Mother of American modernism", O'Keeffe gained international recognition for her paintings of natural forms, particularly flowers, hills and desert-inspired landscapes, which were often drawn from and related to places and environments in which she lived. Although she was a figure associated with interpretations regarding feminism, she did not want to be seen as a "woman artist"; she wanted to be seen as an artist.
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