Portrait of an artist a biography of Georgia O'Keeffe

Summary: Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of 98. Her vivid visual vocabulary-sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art in this century. And, her personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvasses. Here is the story of a great romance-between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history of modern art in America.