November 15th, 1887, near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe made her grand entrance into the world. O’keeffe was one of seven children. She always felt as if she were competing against her siblings for their parents attention. O’Keeffe soon found a new place to give her energy and attention to besides her parents. This is when she picked up art. O’Keeffe received her love of land from her father. (1) O’keeffe began her art lessons with her grammar teacher. She showed very intense interest in art since she was a very young age. O’keeffe eventually enrolled in a boarding school for girls, Chatham Episcopal Institute in Virginia. Outshining her siblings, while in school for art she also served as an editor for the schools…show more content… Many people only saw a connection with sex when examining her work. Critics noticed the passion, emotion, and detail she had placed into her work. O’Keeffe was uncomfortable with the fact that only sex was seen in her work, this was by no means her initial idea. Claims of the flowers representing both male and female sexual organs have been stated in multiple cases. One mother was found in front of O’Keeffe’s painting teaching her child about sex.
Through out her life, O’Keeffe made very few public appearances. She thought her art didn’t need any help from her. Her art told everything it needed to by its appearance, “I think I'd rather let the painting work for itself than help it with the word.” , stated O’Keeffe.
O’keeffe kept in touch with a friend from school who she would send pictures of her drawings to. Her friend soon introduced her art to Alfred Stieglitz, the internationally known photographer and art impressionist. Stieglitz became intrigued by O’keeffe’s art as well as O’Keeffe herself. From the the time Stieglitz met O”keeffe he dedicated his life to promoting her and her art. He displayed her art in many of his shows. He soon offered her financial support to come pursue her art career in New York, which she accepted. Stieglitz and O’Keeffe soon fell in love and got married. Stieglitz spent the rest of his life promoting O’Keeffe’s art.
