Portrait of an artist : a biography of Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keefe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of ninety-eight.Her vivid visual vocabulary – sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth – had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art in this century.O’Keeffe’s personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvases.Here is the first full account of her exceptional life – from her girlhood and early days as a controversial art teacher… to her discovery by the pioneering photographer of the New York avant-garde, Alfred Stieglitz… to her seclusion in the New Mexico desert, where she lived until her death.And here is the story of a great romance – between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz.Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O’Keefe is a twentieth-century legend.Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history of modern art in America.