Words Works: Volume 1

by Georgia O'Keeffe

NN small; white spine, gray lettering

48 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American artist. She is associated with the American Southwest, where she found artistic inspiration, and particularly New Mexico, where she settled late in life. O'Keeffe has been a major figure in American art since the 1920s. She is chiefly known for paintings in which she synthesized abstraction and representation in paintings of flowers, rocks, shells, animal bones and landscapes. Her paintings present crisply contoured forms that are replete with subtle tonal transitions of varying colors. She often transformed her subject matter into powerful abstract images.

Reviews

[Ashley Morlan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this sweet little souvenir book at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe back in 2013. I pulled it off my shelf today because I am yearning to travel again. I miss New Mexico fiercely. I miss museums and art and the collective appreciation of culture. One day, I’ll be back. Until then, books like this one help me escape.

[Catherine]

i enjoy her later years of work most, though the Mule’s skull with Pink Poinsettia (‘36) stood out to me.

“i want real things - live people to take hold of - to see - and talk to — music that makes holes in the sky”

[mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful little book with O'Keeffe's quotes to inspire you to think about life, and her gorgeous paintings to guide you on the way.

[Kat Cav · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple. Beautiful.

[Helene · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clever pairing of O'Keeffe's writing, mostly letters, and her paintings. Rita bought this book at the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Sante Fe on our road trip out west.

[Trudy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A delightful small collection of significant words and works from Ms. O'Keeffe. A must for anyone that admires this woman!

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This very short volume of quotes from Georgia O'Keeffe is a great gift for O'Keeffe fans. Each quote (most from her many, many correspondences) is accompanied by one of her works of art.

I find much wisdom in your words.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great little coffee table book. "Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest."