Georgia O'Keeffe: The Assistant and Her Final Years
Chapter 1

The rise of an American modernist

Chapter 2

The secrets of the giant flowers

Chapter 3

The call of the New Mexico desert

Chapter 4

The global horizon and lasting legacy

YOUR GOAL

Master of The art of Georgia O'Keeffe

Ch 4 · The global horizon and lasting legacy
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schopenhauer The young assistant and the final years

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Sky above clouds, sky above clouds! We're flying high through the sky above clouds!

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The young assistant and the final years

schopenhauer A chance meeting with a young artist named Juan Hamilton revitalized O'Keeffe's final decade of life.

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Adapting to a fading world

schopenhauer When macular degeneration took her eyesight, O'Keeffe turned to clay and sculpture to continue creating.

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The Faraway Nearby
BETA

schopenhauer Match her iconic paintings with historical clues to discover Georgia O'Keeffe's Southwestern legacy.

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Fun Fact

Monumental cloud canvas: O'Keeffe's largest painting, Sky Above Clouds IV, is 24 feet wide and had to be painted in a garage because it wouldn't fit in her studio.

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Glossary
modernism (noun)
A style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms. O'Keeffe was celebrated as the 'Mother of American Modernism' long before her death in 1986.

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Gossip

What is the best way to keep creating art?

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Quiz

What prestigious award did President Gerald Ford present to Georgia O'Keeffe in 1977?

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Which medical condition caused Georgia O'Keeffe to lose most of her eyesight in the 1970s?

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In which city is the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, dedicated to her life and work, located?

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In what year did Georgia O'Keeffe pass away at the age of 98?

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Who was the young artist who became Georgia O'Keeffe's close companion and assistant in 1973?

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What artistic medium did Georgia O'Keeffe turn to when her eyesight became too weak to paint?

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How wide is Georgia O'Keeffe's massive masterpiece painting 'Sky Above Clouds IV'?

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What inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's 'Sky Above Clouds' painting series in her later years?

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