Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawai'i (ENG)

In 1939, Georgia OKeeffe, who at 51 was among the most famous artists in the United States, accepted a commission from the Hawaiian Pineapple Company to produce two paintings for advertising campaigns. Her nine-week trip to Hawaii resulted in more than 20 paintings, which reveal that OKeeffe - most commonly associated with the stark deserts of New Mexico - was profoundly inspired by what she saw and experienced on the lush, tropical Hawaiian Islands. The exhibition Georgia OKeeffe: Visions of Hawaii, and this accompanying volume, explores this little-known chapter in the artists career. Glowing with color and feeling, these paintings demonstrate OKeeffes unique ability to make any place she happened to be in her own, and this groundbreaking volume offers a unique perspective by foregrounding the ecological complexity of the Hawaiian Islands - one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth - that is hidden behind OKeeffes depictions. Review This sumptuous-looking book explores this little-known chapter in the artists life --The BooksellerGeorgia O Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, lends a new facet to her well-loved body of work --AnOther, May 2018This ground breaking volume offers a unique perspective by foregrounding the ecological complexity of the Hawaiian Islands that is hidden behind O Keeffe s depictions --Timeless Travels magazine, Autumn 2018 About the Author THERESA PAPANIKOLAS is Deputy Director of Art and Programs and Curator of European and American Art at the Honolulu Museum of Art.

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