PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST

by Lisle,

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Pocket. Good with no dust jacket. 1985. Mass Market Paperbac. 0671600400 . Prompt delivery with tracking. Many satisfied customers. Satisfaction guaranteed; 1 x 6.75 x 4.25 Inches; 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 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.<P>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.<P>And here is the story of a great romance -- between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz.<P>Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history modern art in America.<P> .

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This chronicle of O'Keeffe's life emphasizes her childhood, her romance with her husband and mentor Alfred Stieglitz, and her retirement to the New Mexico desert.