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1) Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 to March 6, 1986) was an American artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes.

2) O'Keeffe studied and ranked at the top of her class at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906.

3) After further course work at Columbia in early 1916 and summer teaching for Bement, she was the chair of the art department beginning the fall of 1916 at the West Texas State Normal College.

4) O'Keeffe did not work from late 1932 until about the mid-1930s as she endured various nervous breakdowns and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

5) In 1972, O'Keeffe lost much of her eyesight due to macular degeneration, leaving her with only peripheral vision. She stopped oil painting without assistance in 1972.

6) O'Keeffe was a legend beginning in the 1920s, known as much for her independent spirit and female role model as for her dramatic and innovative works of art. Recognized as Mother of American Modernism

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GeorgiaOKeeffe_Artist

First name

Georgia

Last name

OKeeffe

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Date of Birth

11/15/1887

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