Georgia O’Keeffe was born in 1887 in rural Wisconsin, and by the young age of 10 decided she wanted to be an artist. She was taught by a local watercolorist named Sara Mann in her younger years, and went on to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906. In 1908 O’Keeffee stopped painting for 4 years because she disliked the more traditionalist style of painting she had been taught. She was inspired to paint again by Arthur Wesley Dow who taught a less traditional style. Her art progressed from this point, and she had her first solo exhibit in 1917.
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Alma Thomas began her teaching career in 1924, in Washington D.C. schools. She taught over for 35 years teaching art in many D.C. schools. Not only did she teach art, she was very devoted to her students. Alma organized art clubs, lectures, and also student’s exhibition for them. Teaching allowed Alma to support herself while pursuing her own painting part time.
Woman and the Arts” 91). It was very challenging for women to be accepted into art schools, if they were even given a chance to enter them in the 1920’s. After O’Keeffe became well known around the country Americans were more accepting of woman taking this career position. As Fallon says, “O’Keeffe is said to have possessed a remarkable determination to succeed. This determination lead her to be an innovative artist” (24).
“One of my earliest memories involves sitting on my dad’s lap in his studio in the garage of our house and watching him draw. I remember thinking: ‘I want to do that, too,’ and I pretty much decided then and there at age 2½ or 3 that I was an artist just like Dad.” (http://www.art21.org/artists/kara-walker) Her father accepted a position at Georgia State University forcing her to move to move to Georgia when she was 13. There, she received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1991 and went to Rhode Island to receive her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994.
Did you know Hazel she was born in kanas not in Colarado!Hazel was famous for making the state flower of Colarado. When Hazel moved to Ward,Colarado Then thats where she found her best hobby. Flowers thats what made her Seconed reason of being famous. Early life As a child Hazel was born in August,23,1890.She was born in McAllaster,Kansas.
