Published in 2006 (first published 1981)
13 hours and 38 minutes
Laurie Lisle‘s most recent book is a memoir, Word for Word: A Writer’s Life, in which she describes writing this initial biography of Georgia O’Keeffe during the artist’s lifetime. She has also written a biography of artist Louise Nevelson and books about women without children, gardening, and educating girls. Her work has been described as “an act of courage” and “elegantly written yet also edgily realistic.”
What is this book about?
Georgia O’Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of 98. 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 canvasses. 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’Keeffe is a 20th century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history of modern art in America.
