Georgia O'Keeffe was a transformative American painter universally celebrated as the 'Mother of American Modernism' for her dramatic, close-up canvases of flowers, New York skyscrapers, and evocative New Mexico desert landscapes.
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Pioneering American Painter, 'Mother of American Modernism'
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Honor the extraordinary legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe on November 15 with these curated quotes, philosophical reflections, and heartfelt tributes celebrating their monumental impact on Pioneering American Painter, 'Mother of American Modernism'.
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way—things I had no words for.”
“Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment.”
“I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at—not copy it.”
“Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.”
“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life—and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”
“To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
“I decided that if I could only do a few things well, I should give up everything else.”
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.”
“The days you work are the best days.”
Pioneering American Painter, 'Mother of American Modernism'
