Georgia O’Keefe ( ) A Great American Artist of the 20 th Century
Directions for activity: With your partner, analyze each photograph With your partner, analyze each photograph In the appropriate space on your worksheet, answer the following questions: In the appropriate space on your worksheet, answer the following questions:
Questions: Describe the painting. Describe the painting. What do you think O’Keeffe was trying to relate to the observer with this picture? What do you think O’Keeffe was trying to relate to the observer with this picture? How does the picture make you feel? How does the picture make you feel?
City Night, 1926
Skyscraper
A City Factory
Pink and Green Mountain
Oriental Poppies
Cottonwood III
Learning Log: After viewing this O’Keeffe slide show, reflect back on the two different styles you saw (urban pictures and nature pictures). Why you think she changed subjects? What contribution do you think she made to American art?