Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe [1887 - 1986] was a twentieth century American painter and pioneer of American modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southwestern landscapes. She became one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful American artists, a major achievement for a female artist in the male-dominated art world. Her pioneering success in her own right, even though she was the spouse of celebrated photographer Alfred Stieglitz, made her a feminist icon for later generations.