The 4th Grade students learned
about the life and artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Georgia O’Keeffe grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and has become one of
today’s most famous painters. Her mother
thought art was very important, so growing up O’Keeffe had many art lessons and
was encouraged to go to Art College. O’Keeffe
loved nature, so most of her paintings were of flowers, mountains, seashells
and even animal bones. O’Keeffe often
simplified her paintings, creating more emphasis on the beauty of
nature. Eventually O’Keeffe moved to New
York to start showing her artwork. After
being in New York for a while, O’Keeffe took a teaching job in Texas and loved
the clear skies and the bright sun there.
After teaching for a few years Alfred Stieglitz, a famous photographer,
offered Georgia to come back to New York and he would pay for her expenses and
all she had to do was paint. It was hard for O’Keeffe to leave the beauty of
Texas, but she could not pass up the offer and this was the beginning of
O’Keeffe’s fame!
Cool project!
ReplyDeleteShe lived in New Mexico, which you did not mention.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! What were the steps of this project?
ReplyDeleteYes could you let us know?
DeleteI would love to know the steps too!
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