Georgia O'Keeffe rose to an almost mythical status as the preeminent modernist artist in early 20th century America.
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) rose to an almost mythical status as the preeminent modernist artist in early 20th century America. She did so at a time when painting was still considered not a suitable occupation for women and despite spending decades in the isolation of Northern New Mexico and away from the artistic hub of New York. We will look at her iconic landscapes, cityscapes, skull paintings and notorious outsized flower paintings and address the question of the role of photographer, leading gallerist and O'Keeffe's husband, Alfred Stieglitz, in the shaping of her career.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Ms Lydia Bauman
Born in Poland and studied for her BA in Fine Art at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (John Christie Scholarship and the Hatton Award), and an MA in History of Art from Courtauld Institute of Art, London, (19th-20th century art - Distinction for thesis on Matisse's Illustrations to Poetry). She has since divided her time between painting and exhibiting as well as lecturing widely to adult audiences. She has taught at London's National Gallery for more than 35 years, and intermittently at Tate Gallery and National Portrait Gallery as well as collections such as Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Hermitage and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the latter as a guest speaker for travel companies. Since the pandemic began in March 2020 Lydia had devised and delivered a programme of upwards of 180 online lectures to her own group Art For The Uninitiated.
OTHER EVENTS
Society
Mrs Caroline Holmes
19 Jun 2024 - 11:00
Clapham Picturehouse
76 Venn Street
76 Venn Street
Online Event
From posters to entice tourists to glorious blue canvasses and a garden in Marrakech.