Evening Star No. IV, 1917
Georgia, Georgia, Georgia. Quite possibly my very favorite.
I chose Georgia O'Keeffe as my first Featured Artist for so many, many reasons. I have been endlessly fascinated with O'Keeffe since I was ten, and still find myself that much more interested in her life and her work as I get older.
She was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in 1887, one of seven children and showed strong artistic ability from an early age, as well as an affectation for exploring the hills surrounding her home (this following a move to Virginia in 1902). I can identify with her so easily: I, too, was born in a remote place, to a (blended) family of seven children, with early interest in drawing and nature.
Later, following a teaching career, Georgia was encouraged by her circle of friends (and her longtime love Alfred Stieglitz) to devote herself entirely to her artwork. She blossomed, and went on to become one of the most prolific and most well-recognized female American artists of the twenty-first century.
As far as fashion went, Georgia O'Keeffe delved gloriously into menswear and voluminous use of fabric. She dressed mostly in dark colors and is known for her trademark wide-brimmed hat. Because of her striking physical beauty, I think the simplicity and austerity of her wardrobe complemented her nicely and is a lesson to young people like me in how one should dress with modest luxury and, well, with eloquence.
Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico/Out Back of Marie's II, 1930
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