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O'Keeffe

American  
[oh-keef] / oʊˈkif /

noun

  1. Georgia, 1887–1986, U.S. painter.


O'Keeffe British  
/ əʊˈkiːf /

noun

  1. Georgia. 1887–1986, US painter, best known for her semiabstract still lifes, esp of flowers: married the photographer Alfred Stieglitz

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ghost Ranch, known worldwide through the dramatic paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, is also home to an ongoing multi-year excavation effort.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The most expensive painting by a female artist sold to date is a 1932 work by American Georgia O'Keeffe, which fetched $44.4 million in 2014.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

California African American Museum explores the legacy of Black artists in Altadena; 2025 California Biennial in Orange County; and a new documentary about Georgia O’Keeffe.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2025

She would be famous someday, Pearl was certain; someday her adored mother would be one of those artists, like de Kooning or Warhol or O’Keeffe, whose name everyone knew.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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