Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio
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The Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio is a site significant for its architecture and its association with artist Georgia O'Keeffe
, who purchased the Abiquiu, New Mexico
property from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1945, after attempting to buy it for some ten years. The house in Abiquiu became her primary residence until 1984, when she moved to Santa Fe two years prior to her death at age 98.
In 1989, the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation became owner and manager of the Abiquiu property. It is now the property of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
.
The O'Keeffe Home and Studio is one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern United States. The buildings, their immediate surroundings, and the views they command of the magnificent landscape that inspired many of O'Keeffe's best-known paintings, all combine to provide insight into the vision and process of a major figure in 20th century American art.
The property was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1998.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American artist.Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O'Keeffe first came to the attention of the New York art community in 1916, several decades before women had gained access to art training in America’s colleges and universities, and before any of its women artists...
, who purchased the Abiquiu, New Mexico
Abiquiú, New Mexico
Abiquiú, or Abiquiu is a small unincorporated town located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, about 53 miles north of Santa Fe. In the 1730s, it was the third largest settlement in the New Mexico Territory...
property from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1945, after attempting to buy it for some ten years. The house in Abiquiu became her primary residence until 1984, when she moved to Santa Fe two years prior to her death at age 98.
In 1989, the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation became owner and manager of the Abiquiu property. It is now the property of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is a museum devoted to the work of the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe. It opened on 17 July 1997, eleven years after the artist's death, and is located at 217 Johnson Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.-History:...
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The O'Keeffe Home and Studio is one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern United States. The buildings, their immediate surroundings, and the views they command of the magnificent landscape that inspired many of O'Keeffe's best-known paintings, all combine to provide insight into the vision and process of a major figure in 20th century American art.
The property was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1998.
External links
- Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio at NPSNPS- Organizations :* National Pension Service, the world's fourth-biggest pension fund, which manages $270 billion in assets in Korea* National Park Service, the U.S...
- Georgia O’Keeffe Home and Studio tours, offered by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum