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Georgia O'Keeffe (Second) (World of Art)
Georgia O'Keeffe (Second) (World of Art) | Lisa Mintz Messinger
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A revised edition of this classic survey that presents a thorough overview of Georgia OKeeffes life and work. Georgia OKeeffe (18871986) was a major figure in American art for seven decades. Throughout that long and prolific career she remained true to her unique artistic vision, creating a highly individual style that synthesized the formal language of modern European abstraction and the themes of traditional American pictorialism. The main subjects she returned to again and again were the flowers, animal bones, and landscapes around her studios in Lake George, New York, and New Mexico, to which her legacy is tied. This comprehensive and illuminating book by noted OKeeffe scholar Lisa Mintz Messinger surveys her complete oeuvredrawings, watercolors, and paintings from all periodsand explains her life in the context of her artistic output. Now revised with an updated bibliography, Georgia OKeeffe features color reproductions of artworks throughout.
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A big YES to the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, but a no to this lacklustre biography by someone who doesn't seem all that impressed by her.

Writing about art needs flair and enthusiasm. This reads like coursework.

The narrator seemed more interested in the dudes O'Keeffe was hanging out with that exploring her actual life and legacy. Critique seemed to flow more naturally than praise, which isn't ideal for a monograph either.

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