10 Amazing Facts about Georgia O'Keeffe - Art History School
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- Georgia O'Keeffe was a pioneer of American modern art in the 20th century. She led a very long and eventful life which this art history tutorial covers. Born in Wisconsin, she married the photographer Alfred Stieglitz and lived for a time in New York. It was around this time Georgia O'Keeffe started painting close-up paintings of flowers for which she would become famous. But it was New Mexico, in Abiquiu, where her work developed. Here she painted the motifs of the desert and the landscape around her. Georgia O'Keeffe received many accolades for her work, but dismissed being called a great female artist, she simply said she was a great artist.
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She was also a very talented seamstress and made her own clothes. Her clothes were plain and simple and became a statement reflective of her fierce independence and artistry.
She was indeed. A very important artist.
There was an exhibition in the south that showed her paintings and clothing contrasting her photography. Colorful vs more black. It was fascinating.
Here's something I just found out: Both of her sisters were also VERY talented artists. She wanted to be the ONLY artist in the family and specifically asked her sister Ida to totally stop painting.
Some curators were interested in doing a show of all the O'Keeffe sisters and Steiglitz intervened and said 'there should only be ONE O'Keeffe artist and it's Georgia. Steiglitz destroyed Ida's opportunity to have a large income from painting. Instead, she moved around the country many many times in a l0 year period, trying to get teaching jobs wherever they were available.
There is a book that contains some of Ida's beautiful paintings called: Ida O'Keeffe: Escaping Georgia's Shadow.
Also, Georgia is basically shown wearing only severe black outfits. She made those outfits for photographers, but wore colors like pink dresses when she wasn't being photographed - I was surprised to hear that!
A friend who grew up near Georgia's place in Abiqui said that the kids used to call her 'bruja' (witch) because she was so severe and scarey to them.
Wow, it's always interesting to get insights into an artist that only locals would know. Many thanks
Doesn’t sound like a nice person to me, I dunno what Freida saw in her
Me too I do not appreciate George Okeffe anymore as much I did before
Very interesting. Thank you. I never liked her vibe at all
Art history is like history, we're taught what they want us to know by the winners/chosen ones... money and secret societies make the world go round.
So nice to add to what I know of Georgia O’Keefe. I lived in New Mexico for 14 years in the 80s and 90s and saw many of her works at museums there. Thanks for the teaching. Will rewatch this one as she was alive when I lived and visited her studio.
You are lucky, not been to New Mexico, one day I hope to see her studio. Glad you liked the video.
The Georgia O'Keeffe museum in Santa Fe is a great place go visit. My wife and I also love Santa Fe as a place to visit.
love to learn this while listening to jazz
That's great. Cheers Paul
What an inspirational painter. She is one amazing painter
She certainly was.
Brief but well-done piece on Georgia O'Keeffe. I have admired the beautiful nuance in her work for some time.
Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
You managed to create a wonderful short video summary of Ms O'Keeffe's life. I had appreciated her work before, but never as much as after I visited her home in Abiquiu, and drove through the countryside she painted. "Now I GET it." I've become a big fan ever since, and though I'm in the Atlanta area, I visit New Mexico every chance I get. One of two tribute art pieces to her that I've done sold to the co-chairs of the Booth Western Art Museum's annual gala. A second piece sold at one of my galleries as soon as the owner pulled it out of the box. While watching the Joan Allen movie "Georgia O'Keeffe" there was a scene of her wandering through the landscape when she picked up a cow's skull and stared at it, then up at the landscape again. I glanced at my own cow skull that hangs above the TV and said out loud, "I get it, girl. I GET IT!" If I weren't so busy painting the southwest, I might get to one or two of the books I have with her letters. What a powerful woman, and so before her time in her strength and determination. I'm looking forward to what she's written.
Really pleased you enjoyed my video. I have only been to the US three times and never to New Mexico. I'd love to visit Abiquiu one day and see her studio - one day perhaps. She certainly was a great artist. Cheers Paul
Loved the movie, i have it on DVD.Thank you for the Bio! Beautiful artwork by ms O'Keefe! 💕
She certainly was a great painter
Indeed! Blessings to you as well in all that you do! 🙇♂️🙇♀️💕
Love her work. Her museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a must see! Thank you for the short biography.
Glad you enjoyed it! I'd love to see her museum. Cheers
Looooove the way you narrate the life and each painting from each artist ♥️
Thank you. Cheers
I am so in love with this channel! It reveals so much!
Wow, thank you! Cheers
What a beautiful artist.
She certainly was.
Always enjoy this program😊
Thank you
Thank you again for your marvelous work to showing us the beatiful of art.
My pleasure 😊
Thank you. I had the idea that she did not start painting until she moved to New Mexico. Excellent content!
Glad you enjoyed my video. Cheers
Muchasssss graciassss, you're great Teacher!!!
Cheers
I love your programne, keep up the great work👍🏽🌻
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks for your sharing✨
My pleasure 😊
Excellent video about one of my favorite artists. THANK YOU very much!! WA state, USA
You are welcome! Cheers from England
As always, quite enjoyable and rewarding. Thanks from Illinois!
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers from Somerset, England
I have enjoyed these videos so much, so many artists I didn't know. Until Now. Thanks
You are very welcome. Please subscribe if you haven't already, Cheers Paul
Fascinating woman and great artist
She certainly was
Very good. You never fail to be interesting and have lots of illustrative examples. I'm glad that I have subscribed to your channel.
Thank you very much! And thanks for subscribing. Cheers
Wow! mind expanding🤗
Thank you so much 😀
Great paintings. I enjoy them more every time I look at them.
Yes, she was a great painter
I enjoy your videos you give such interesting insights. I notice you do a lot to make them interesting to watch and you do a fine job! I am more comfortable watching and less distracted when you sit down like you did in part of this video. Maybe it is because I am sitting down and in real life I when people make eye contact with me for a long conversation we adjust to both be sitting or standing, it is naturally just more comfortable. Sometimes I watch you it looks like you are going to walk away or fall backwards and it makes me a bit uncomfortable. Your conversations are fascinating and I dont want you to leave in the middle. Hope you keep making these great videos either sitting or standing they are good videos worth watching I just have an personal preference.
Glad you enjoyed the video. You are the first person to mention about my position in the video. I vary the viewpoint because it gets very boring having the narrator in exactly the same position throughout the video. But everyone's view is different.
Thanks for your knowledge!
Greetings from Slovakia🌻
You are very welcome. Cheers from England
Thanks, Paul.
Cheers
Thank you especially for the many works shown. I would love to see a video by you of Agnes Martin.
I'll have to look her up, I must admit to knowing next to nothing about her. Cheers
A great video,thanks. She was an amazing artist, most of her work is ultra modern looking. Deers skull and pedernal and It,s my mountain are beautiful. then she paints, in 1927 something like The Radiator Building. I think she was the worlds best, most talented woman artist!
She was a great artist. But she was very much against being called a great female artist, she regarded herself as a great artist, and rightly so.
I was at her museum three months ago in Santa Fe for the 4th time. Lucky me!
Wow, that's great. Unfortunately, it's a bit far from Somerset in England.
I did not know the full story. That was very interesting. Thank you M. Preistley
You are welcome
Extraordinary, polished, fountain of glory in nine minutes.
Cheers
BEST VIDEOS!!! 💚thank you THANK U
You are welcome, have you seen the others on this channel? Paul
Artist in School I have and I’m Astounded by your brilliance!!
The footage and your charming manner is all I need to have a good day. A profound teacher you are!
Many thanks for your kind comments,really pleased you enjoy the videos. Cheers Paul
Your videos reveal the souls of your subjects
Thank you
Thanks a lot I have learned a lot.
That's great. Cheers Paul
Thanks , that was very good .
Glad you enjoyed it
She was uniquely gifted.
She certainly was.
Am staying in Abiquiu now...many thanks very appreciated 🏵️🙏🦁🌵
Wow, I've never been there, enjoy your visit. Cheers Paul
Wow, I've never been there, enjoy your visit. Cheers Paul
@@ArtHistorySchool it's very beautiful staying at the Abiquiu Inn right now but the tours are in hold re Corona Virus 😷
@@ArtHistorySchool it's very beautiful staying at the Abiquiu Inn right now but the tours are in hold re Corona Virus 😷
Watching your channel has inspired me to learn more about the greater and lesser masters, so that I might replace my mundane pieces with art that moves one's soul. I'm still keeping my Poker Dogs though.
Wonderful!
Great channel.
Thank you! Please spread the world. Cheers
Thank you.😊💙
Cheers
I was a great G.O'K exhibit in Portland Maine. The impact has stayed with me. I loved your 10 facts. Was black iris the painting bought by MOMA?
We had an interesting exhibition about Frida in London at the VandA recently, but i concentrated more on her clothes and lifestyle rather than her work. Not sure about the painting.
Really enjoyed this video, her first works as a child show she had great talent. Her later close ups of the flowers and fruit are beautiful, but I'm not keen on the ones that go too abstract like the charcoal ones. Learnt much, thanks
You are very welcome, really pleased you enjoyed the video. Cheers Paul
Love Ms O’Keefe’s work - a few stumbles in the commentary
Cheers
Thanks 🙏
You are welcome
great painter, totally underestimated in Europe.
She was a great artist and I don't think she is underestimated in Europe, especially in Britain where is often studied in schools.
@@ArtHistorySchool she is literally unknown in Belgium. Would be nice they do a retrospective on her.
I work at an elementary school, and have noticed a lack of child-friendly educational videos - (especially those focusing on art), because of this I made a video about Frida Kahlo and I'm looking to make more!
I'm currently researching a video on Georgia O'Keefe and this has been really useful. Thanks! I'll be sure to point to your video in my sources.
Thanks for pointing towards my video on your sources. My videos are also aimed at schools including primary (elementary) schools. However, I have found some states in the USA have very draconian rules of what can be shown in an art lesson, so your videos should go down well in those places. Cheers Paul
I had to crop my Frida video to make them more child-appropriate, and I think that's done me well for views. I'm in the process of putting m script together for Georgia O'Keeffe - I'll let you know when it's up :)
My video is finally finished and uploaded. Thanks again for being part of my research!
Love her work, and admire her. We share the same birth date, so I've always felt a connection.
That's great. Cheers
Thank you.
You're welcome!
This helped my project a lot so thanks 👌🏼
That's great, I hope your project is really successful. Cheers Paul
Great video! I enjoyed your selection of O'Keeffe paintings, some of which I had not seen before, despite having visited the museum devoted to her in Santa Fe and also traveling to Lake George for a special exhibit of her work from that period. A suggestion: It would be wonderful to know the current whereabouts of the paintings you show, so I wonder if you could put a caption to that effect? I don't think it would be obtrusive to those who don't care, and to those who do, we can pause the video and take note.
Interesting idea, but as I work on my own finding out where each painting is currently exhibited is quite a task. I'll try to do that as and when. Cheers
Georgia O'keeffe, an incredible Artist as she matured. Her later Floral compositions easily is aligned with Matisse later work. Her Abstract painting 🖌️🎨 remarkable. Became Spiritual inspiragion off The South West. Surpurb.🤗🎨🖌️😎🇺🇸🦅❤️
Glad you liked the video.
Love the way she paints a pelvis by zooming in on the socket and painting the blue sky behind it.
It was a great painting. Cheers
Fact and # an interesting way to present the artist's chronological history.
Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers
Hi, would you check the titles of the paintings around 7:35 again? Aren't they the "Sky above the clouds" series?
There were many paintings in the series I showed just a few.
ace :)
Cheers
Georgia O'Keefe was Professor of Art 1916- Spring1918 at West Texas State Normal College, Canyon, Texas (Not National as stated in this vlog). O'Keefe also taught art in Amarillo, Texas Public Schools 1912-14.
I stand corrected, the two sources I used stated it was 'national' not 'normal '. I suppose that on this side of the pond the name 'normal 'is not one that would appear in a college name.
Artist in School , thank you for your response. You have inspired me to research where the 'normal' came from. Thank you for making art history interesting and informative. Hopefully you can visit our university and Panhandle Plains Historical Museum and the O'Keefe exhibit. History is awesome. I will be pleased to be your guide and share little known facts about this great woman while she was here.
@@ArtHistorySchool Normal was the old name for schools to teach teachers. i think
I'm really missing Art exhibitions during Covid and find these short films interesting and Informative, the music on this one, which I like was very distracting though and I'd loved to have turned it off to better both look at the paintings as they flash by and listen to Paul.I'm interested in how the class divide affects artists and those who become well known. Also like to know where there is a complete list of Artists Paul has introduced. Is there one on Soutine ?
Sorry about the music, I do not use it during the main part of films now. The class divide is interesting in that artists tend to rebel against whichever 'class' they come from, it's the art that is the driving force. You can find all my films at czcams.com/users/arthistoryschool Cheers Paul
@@ArtHistorySchool Im not looking forward to reaching the point when I've seen all your videos, it's been a highlight of Covid, thanks
dude, this is cool
Cheers mate
Where can I see her drawings of lace and embroidery? Thank you in advance
I don't know, I'm afraid.
She stalked Alfred by mail. Somethings never change. Older important man, young beautiful women.
Nothing changes
One of the best in my opinion. It may be of interest that both Alfred and Georgia were most likely both more initiative or call it psychic. I do believe all the great ones are.
What evidence do you have for that? Not convinced myself.
Artist in School you are creative is this not true? Do you know about the human brain and the creative center? Are you familiar with Emotions and their link to creativity. Creativity and Psychic ability come from emotion. Should you wish more info my e-mail is available.
Artist in School I should also note: Vincent Van Gogh is one of my best examples and I know this for fact and have the reasons and justification and sources!
Of course I'm familiar with the link between emotion, depression and creativity. I think that artists are generally creative, imaginative, occasionally depressive, sometimes amazingly determined and resilient individuals that usually have a driven personality. But I think to suggest they are psychic as well is stretching things too far. Van Gogh was essentially Bi-Polar which explains his many letters describing his periods of supreme optimism and his bouts of extreme despair.
Artist in School I am saying that Vincent was Psychic without question here. Yes he may have mental problems but it was the lack of knowledge about accelerated intuition he encountered after his accelerated creativity. His childhood epilepsy gave him that condition and formed a greater part of his personality. Now as for Alfred I was informed in Photography School that he was psychic in his ability to see and choose great settings. He was most likely astral projective. Now knowing that people with this gift are attracted to likeminded people as well as being from the Western part of the States and acquaintances with the SanteFe art scene of her age. Women are more intuitive than men and there are more psychic women in the arts. The interest is because I was diagnosed as having the same epilepsy in the exact same part of the brain and I am Psychic as was predicted by a Doctor.
Un pintora distinta y distante.
Convenido
Beautiful paintings. Was Juan Hamilton from Chile?
No sure, I'll have to research that.
@@ArtHistorySchool I'm from Chile, and here we had a politician named Juan Hamilton, but he was older. This guy here looks my age, so he may be a son of the other guy.
I love her Art. I copy Old Masters.I love her flowers, they looked like female anatomy.😂❤️I did❤️😉
She denied the female anatomy link, but many people feel as you do.
She was not happy with this comparison or interpretation!
Georgia O’Keeffe
hello u have a good CZcams channel
Many thanks
me to
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I wish those who add comments could spell O’Keeffe correctly!
I know exactly what you mean, it bugs me that so many people spell my surname incorrectly - 'Priestly' and not 'Priestley'
I just love women like this...we need, more and more - gone the days of men's narrow views...worrying about power. "I hope" because lets face it it will take such an enlightened society...especially when I look around the world.
Agreed.
How true.....women who are great at anything are not just great, they are a great “women” painter, pianist, politician, whatever. Georgia O’Keefe was one of the twentieth centuries greatest painters. Period!
You are right, she said herself that she wasn't a great female American painter, but a great American painter.
Just subscribed to this channel. Would love to see a video on an Australian artist, like Brett Whiteley for example.
He looks an interesting artist for whom I know little about. I do intend making videos of, shall we say, less world famous artists when my channel is much bigger. I do everything in the video from appearing, filming, editing etc. And it takes time. My only source of income from this channel is through CZcams. Therefore, the more people watching and subscribing the better. For the moment that happens more with the likes of Claude Monet and Van Gogh that it does with more obscure, but often very interesting artists. Fact of life I'm afraid. Thanks for subscribing. Cheers from England.
Georgiarrr okeefe.
Cheers
@@ArtHistorySchool what would go do?
It is an extrordinary feat to approach a titillating subject such as the lives and inspirations of respected artists and turn the endeavour into an episode of Mister Rodgers cut for lack of controversy. I admire the conviction and fortitude demonstrated by discussing works in a video without debasing the piece by featuring photographs of such.
- Official ASL Cheerleading Squad of the Central Tennessee High School Chess Team.
Not sure I would describe the lives of artists as titillating, but I understand what you mean. Never heard or seen Mister Rodgers. My videos are designed to be suitable for teenagers, so there is a limit to what can be discussed and shown. Cheers.
@@ArtHistorySchool We understand, thanks. Please consider producing a video examining Bob Ross.
I'm afraid there are many artists I want to do before I consider Bob Ross
La reina de las flores.
She certainly was.
Great to hear about & see the art of Georgia O’Keeffe. Would have preferred more of screen devoted to her art than the figure of the narrator.
Glad you enjoyed the video and I take your point about my narration.
Cheers
Your videos are wonderful, Paul, but the music is really irritating. Keep up the good work! Regards, Paul
You're not the first to mention that. I have stopped using music now in these videos, apart from the intros and outros. Cheers Paul
@@ArtHistorySchool How about doing some Gustave Doré, Max Ernst, Paul Delvaux, Giorgio de Chirico, Odilon Redon, Leonora Carrington… Haunting stuff.
PAUL EU AMO ARTE, MAS POR FAVOR, POR FAVOR, COLOQUE TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS.MUITO OBRIGADA VOU AGUARDAR ANSIOSA…..
Vou servir, mas pode demorar um pouco
✨️🌈🎨🖌 🕊 🙂👋
Cheers
All Ba Ker Key!
I never mentioned 'All Ba Ker Key' (Albuquerque) I spoke about her purchase of the Ghost ranch at Abiquiú. It's a totally different place!!
Albuquerque is pronounced AL BE KURKEE :)
Cheers, I'm not a local, maybe someday I might visit that would be good.
Albuquerque? Sounds like arbeque!
I wasn't referring to Albuquerque, but to Abiquiu in New Mexico.
How about Agnes Pelton? Immaculate isolation wasn’t her’s alone. Mable Dodge had other pets, you know.
Agnes Pelton is interesting. I didn't mention anything about immaculate isolation, not sure I implied it was solely hers either. No idea who 'Mable Dodge' is, or why the pets she might own has any relevance to this conversation. Are you referring to the American MABEL Dodge Luhan?
@@ArtHistorySchool Yes, Agnes is indeed interesting. She was as good a painter as O'Keefe in many respects and is certainly much less spoken of or written about. Many artists benefited from Mabel's friendship and/or patronage and both Pelton and O'Keefe numbered among them. Yes, Mable had a stable. O'Keefe has her detractors and her "immaculate isolation" is one of their complaints. I don't necessarily agree with them but it bears mentioning. I very much liked your presentation on O'Keefe here and look forward to whomever you to choose to cover next. Good work all around.
Can you do a video on Frida Kahlo who had an affair with Georgia?
I'm in the process of making a video on Frida Kahlo, in fact I may do two versions. One suitable for young children and one aimed at young adults and above that can talk about the more controversial aspects of her amazing life.
She wasn't 21 when she got typhoid, she was 19.
We beg to differ
I'm curious to ask if Georgia 'O' Keeffe was married and was she a Christian?
She did marry Alfred Stieglitz, no idea whether she was a Christian, doesn't matter really does it?
@@ArtHistorySchool Not really. But just asking because they mentioned the word god.
Welcome mr. You aer food
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Frankly I like her sister's art much better.
She was also a great painter
...narrator on screen way too obtrusive should be heard kinda, but not seen, the artwork speaks clearly for itself.
Beg to differ there
Hey the voice recording very poor kindly check ur self regards
The recording is fine are you sure your reproduction is set up correctly?
Iam Sure sir
Watching this at 1.25x speed is very amusing.....
Whatever floats your boat
It’s not Al-ber-que... it’s Alberquerque...
I'm not a local
He is talking about a small village about an hour north of Santa fe where she lived, called Abiqiu..not Albuquerque....it is pronounced Ab E Que.....like barbeque but with an Ab...
Rob Sanders Bless you dear... I stand MORE than corrected! Such a big know-it-all aren’t I??? Thank you for your knowledge and setting me right !!!im embarrassed!!🤭🤪😘‼️
What’s the point to see you on screen? Regards
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
Is he trying to say Albuquerque - AL-B- Que? I love these videos but its throwing me off
No, I'm not saying Albuquerque, I'm saying Abiquiu, a small town in New Mexico where O'Keeffe lived in her later years.
Abb-e-que
Fascinating video on an amazing artist, but the pelvic thrusting is somewhat distracting. This comment of course 3 years too late, so take it with a grain of salt.
Certainly will
Terrible background music.
Matter of opinion
Can he just speak normally.
I am speaking normally, believe it or not there are people who speak differently from you!
Rude..the man is British I am guessing...you don't get out much I am guessing.
The above was directed toward raitovainu.
Blech. Quit with the counting! You’re making this so stiff and dull. The title says “Amazing” Facts. She was born. She went to school. She moved. She was amazing but your facts fell short. Geez, who buys this series as interesting. The weird backgrounds w you in the foreground taking up all the space are poor composition choices and show you think it’s about you not her. Yikes.
Glad you liked the video!!!