Georgia O'Keeffe, Art and Letters - Softcover

Georgia O'Keeffe; Jack Cowart; Juan Hamilton; Sarah Greenough

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894681028 ISBN 13: 9780894681028

Publisher: National Gallery of Art, 1987

Synopsis

Physical description; ix, 306 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 32 cm. Notes; Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. and touring United States until 5 Feb. 1989. Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-303) and index. Text by Jack Cowart, Juan Hamilton, Sarah Greenough; including letters by the artist. Summary; The year 1987 marks the centennial of the birth of Georgia O'Keeffe, one of our nation's best known and inventive artists, and this book of her art celebrates that event. Approximately 120 color and 20 black-and-white illustrations. Subjects; O'Keeffe, Georgia (American painter, 1887-1986) - Exhibitions. O'Keeffe, Georgia (American painter, 1887-1986) - Correspondence. O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) - Exhibitions. O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) - Correspondence. National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) - Exhibitions. Painters, American - 20th century. Artists - United States - Correspondence. Letters and letter writing. History of art & design styles: from (c 1900 -). Individual artists. Art / History / General. Georgia, O'Keeffe, Genres; Bibliography. Biography. Catalogue. Conference publication. Illustrated.

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From Library Journal

One should not commit the injustice of calling this an exhibition catalog, because it stands so well apart from the splendid traveling collection it accompanies. This is a book of wonders in many respects. The essays illuminate selected corners of O'Keeffe's life and art. The letters, full of vivacity, keen insight, and hard thinking, show how she saw her life and chose to live. Above all are the brilliantly reproduced paintings; easily seen as sensual, they are also tightly controlled visions of color and form, monumental and deeply intellectual. It is far too easy to make O'Keeffe a cultural icon instead of seeing her as one of the America's two or three greatest artists. This book argues the latter with sweet force. GraceAnne A. DeCandido,"Library Journal"
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About this edition

• Publisher: National Gallery of Art
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0894681028
• ISBN 13: 9780894681028
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306