“One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”
Quote by Georgia O'Keeffe
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Georgia O'Keeffe
American artist known for her distinctive paintings of flowers and landscapes. O'Keeffe's work is renowned for its bold colors and innovative forms, which have had a profound impact on 20th-century American art. more
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“I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.”
“I decided to start anew, to strip away what I had been taught.”
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“I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.”
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“I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at - not copy it.”
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