I had the pleasure of spending Saturday afternoon with Georgia O'Keeffe. She is much more than the vagina flowers she’s known for (she claimed these paintings weren't sparked by what critics assumed was latent lesbianism, nor were they caused by her assumed sexual frustration). On view at the Phillips Collection are over 100 of her bright paintings and drawings, including her earlier and more known pieces. Also included are photographs of O'Keeffe taken by her husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Some of my favorites from Abstraction are below. Above: Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. IV, 1930 oil on canvas (40 x 30 in). This image headed the gallery's advertisements for the exhibition. A collection of vivid, colorful, sensual and imaginative pieces, mostly inspired from desert life.
My picks from Abstraction:
Music, Pink and Blue No. II, 1918. Oil on canvas, 35 x 29 1/8 in.
Sky Above Clouds III / Above the Clouds III, 1963. Oil on canvas, 48 x 84 in.
Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait, 1918. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz.
Black Door with Red, 1954. Oil on canvas, 48 x 84 in.
Pelvis Series - Red with Yellow, 1945. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in.
Ram's Skull with Brown Leaves, 1936. Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in.
Georgia O'Keeffe (Hands), 1918. Photograph by Alfred Stieglitz.
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