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O'Keeffe

American

[oh-keef] / oʊˈkif /

noun

Georgia, 1887–1986, U.S. painter.

O'Keeffe British

/ əʊˈkiːf /

noun

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

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After studying art in Japan, Kusama moved to the United States in the late 1950s, and -- encouraged and helped by Georgia O'Keeffe -- quickly made a splash in New York's avant-garde scene.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The decisive push to pack her bags came when she wrote to modernist painter Georgia O'Keeffe, who encouraged Kusama to seek international recognition in the United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Jimmy O'Keeffe - who took the footage - says he was "shocked and in total disbelief" as his picnic was disturbed.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

I look around my bedroom for ideas: from the checkered rug on my floor to the calendar of Georgia O’Keeffe flower paintings Dad bought me at the art museum he took me to last summer.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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