Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai‘i

Pioneering American modernist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) conveyed a distinct sense of place with innovative depictions of her surroundings, from stark New Mexican landscapes to New York cityscapes. Yet flowers and plants were subjects that engaged O’Keeffe throughout her career.

This landmark exhibition offers a rare focus on 20 of O’Keeffe’s depictions of Hawai‘i from a nine-week sojourn in 1939 while on commission to produce images for a Hawaiian Pineapple Company promotional campaign.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website 

Image: Georgia O’Keeffe, Waterfall, No. 1, ‘Īao Valley, Maui, 1939, Oil on canvas, 19 1⁄8 x 16 in., Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Gift of Art Today (76.7) © 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York