| 11 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago Georgia O’Keeffe and the Camera
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(Marnie MacLean, NECN: Portland, Maine) - When curator Susan Danly came across three photographs
Of Georgia O’Keeffe at the Portland museum of art, it sparked An idea.
Susan started to research the important relationship between Georgia O’Keeffe’s own work and the photographs taken of her and her art, a subject discussed among scholars, but never brought together in an exhibition.
"I began to see they had a unique perspective on the way her art was made and also
the way she presented herself to the public."
The new exhibit, Georgia O’Keeffe and the camera: the art of identity
Features sixty photographs of O’Keeffe as well as 18 of her works
That follow her through the development of her career.
"As her style changes she becomes the Georgia O'Keeffe we all know and
recognize famous for her flower pictures."
Those images are paired with photos of the artist...early
Ones taken by her husband....photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Critics began to associate the sensual quality of the photos
With the sensual quality of her work. O’Keeffe wasn't happy
About that...and eventually left the New York art scene for
New Mexico. But she continued to use photography to shape her
Public image...in a way she wanted.
"Over the course of her career she established relationships with famous photographers,
like Ansel Adams...he took this photo of her...with a rare smile."
Musuem
visitors will also see a large print of O’Keefe
By Andy Warhol. It's a unique exhibit...and a happy surprise
For a tourist visiting from Florida.
Wells elementary school students have been studying
O'keefe in art class.
Sam Hazlett
"It's cool to see the actual thing here...instead of just seeing a photo of the actual thing..so
it's pretty cool."
PRETTY COOL, INDEED. IN PORTLAND, MAINE MARNIE MACLEAN NECN.
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