Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

A Great American Artist. A Great American Story. Explore the remarkable life of Georgia O’Keeffe. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, opened to the public in July 1997, eleven years after the death of the artist from whom it takes its name. Welcoming visitors from all over the world, it is the only museum in the United States dedicated to an internationally-known woman artist.

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Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

Get to know Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most significant artists of the 20th century known for her contribution to modern art.

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Conozca a la artista Georgia O’Keeffe

Conozca a Georgia O’Keeffe, una de las artistas más importantes del siglo XX conocida por su contribución al arte moderno.

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Winter Cottonwoods East V, 1954 (Los álamos de invierno al este V, 1954)

Georgia O’Keeffe. Winter Cottonwoods East V, 1954. Oil on canvas, 40 x 36 1/16 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. Two brown leafless cottonwood trees with intertwined branches are enlarged to fill the entire canvas. Areas of hazy grey give a feathered softened element to the winter feeling evoked by the trees situated in a tan-orange background. En Español: Georgia O’Keeffe. Los álamos de invierno al este V, 1954. Óleo sobre lienzo, 40 x 36 1/16 pulgadas. Museo Georgia O’Keeffe. Donación de la Fundación Burnett. Dos álamos marrones sin hojas con ramas entrelazadas se amplían para llenar todo el lienzo. Las áreas de gris brumoso dan un elemento suavizado de plumas a la sensación invernal evocada por los árboles situados sobre un fondo naranja tostado.

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Early Spring Trees Above Irrigation Ditch, Abiquiú, 1950 (Árboles de principios de la primavera sobre una zanja de riego, Abiquiu, 1950.)

Georgia O'Keeffe. Early Spring Trees Above Irrigation Ditch, Abiquiú, 1950. Oil on canvas, 30 x 26 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. A large cottonwood grows from the lower-left corner of the scene. Its trunk diverges into three thick branches as it rises above the ground. Soft patches of paint along the branches define the foliage. Similar cottonwoods grow in the distance. An irrigation ditch runs diagonally across the lower right corner of the scene, as well. En Español: Georgia O'Keeffe. Árboles de principios de la primavera sobre una zanja de riego, Abiquiu, 1950. Óleo sobre lienzo, 30 x 26 pulgadas. Museo de Georgia O'Keeffe. Donación de la Fundación Georgia O'Keeffe. Un gran álamo crece en la esquina inferior izquierda de la escena. Su tronco diverge en tres ramas gruesas a medida que se eleva sobre el suelo. Manchas suaves de pintura a lo largo de las ramas definen el follaje. Álamos similares crecen en la distancia. Una zanja de riego también corre en diagonal a través de la esquina inferior derecha de la escena.

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Black Place III, 1944. (Lugar negro III, 1944)

Georgia O'Keeffe. Black Place III, 1944. Oil on canvas, 36 3/16 x 40 1/8 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. Dark oil painting of dramatic zig-zag black crevice with veins of red in the greyish black on the bottom, white on the top, with an olive brown lightening bolt shape down the middle through the blackness. En Español: Georgia O'Keeffe. Lugar negro III, 1944. Óleo sobre lienzo, 36 3/16 x 40 1/8 pulgadas. Museo de Georgia O'Keeffe. Donación de la Fundación Burnett. Pintura al óleo oscura de dramática grieta negra en zig-zag con vetas de rojo en el negro grisáceo en la parte inferior, blanco en la parte superior, con una forma de rayo marrón oliva en el medio a través de la negrura.

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Georgia O'Keeffe. Mesa and Road East, 1952 (Mesa y camino al este, 1952)

Georgia O'Keeffe. Mesa and Road East, 1952. Oil on canvas, 26 1/16 x 36 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. A winding road enters the scene from the base of the canvas in the center. It curves to the right before weaving off into the distance to the left. A large, dark-colored mesa rises from the right side of the work, its hills sloping down towards the left. Several trees dot the landscape in the foreground. The sky is largely filled with clouds, with just a sliver of blue visible along the upper edge of the work. En Español: Georgia O'Keeffe. Mesa y camino al este, 1952. Óleo sobre lienzo, 26 1/16 x 36 pulgadas. Museo de Georgia O'Keeffe. Donación de la Fundación Georgia O'Keeffe. Un camino sinuoso entra en escena desde la base del lienzo en el centro. Se curva hacia la derecha antes de serpentear hacia la distancia hacia la izquierda. Una gran mesa de color oscuro se eleva desde el lado derecho de la obra, sus colinas se inclinan hacia la izquierda. Varios árboles salpican el paisaje en primer plano. El cielo está en gran parte lleno de nubes, con solo una franja de azul visible a lo largo del borde superior de la obra.

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Video: Georgia O'Keeffe and Flowers

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe is known for her compositions of flowers. Learn more about this artist's unique way of looking at the world.

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Video: Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

Watch this video to be inspired by the artist Georgia O'Keeffe!

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Activity: Build Your Dream Home

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

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Activity: The Rule of Thirds

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

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Activity: Seasonal Landscapes

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

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Activity: Positive and Negative Space

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe. Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiu House, Salita Door, ca. 1960. Gelatin silver print, 4 15/16 x 6 1/16 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation.

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Activity: Outside My Window

Getting to know Georgia O'Keeffe

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Actividad: Construye la casa de tus sueños

Conozca a la artista Georgia O’Keeffe

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Actividad: Espacio positivo y negativo

Conozca a la artista Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe. Casa Abiquiu de Georgia O'Keeffe, Puerta de Salita, ca. 1960. Impresión en gelatina de plata, 4 15/16 x 6 1/16 pulgadas. Museo de Georgia O'Keeffe. Donación de la Fundación Georgia O'Keeffe.

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Actividad: Afuera de me ventana

Conozca a la artista Georgia O’Keeffe

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Actividad: La regla de los tercios

Conozca a la artista Georgia O’Keeffe

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Actividad: Paisajes Estacionales

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