Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place

"ThisbookwillsignificantlycontributetoourunderstandingofthisphaseofO'Keeffe'slifeandaccomplishments.Lynes'essay,inparticular,opensupanewaspectoftheartist'swork.SherevisitsthelandscapesthatinspiredmuchofO'Keeffe'sartistry,comparingeachcarefullywithitscorrespondingpaintedrendition.Shediscovershowtheartistwalksthefinelinebetweenspecificobservationandplayfulabstraction.HercarefulconsiderationofeachpictorialstructuremakesusseethelengthstowhichO'Keeffewentinordertomaketheselandscapeformsspeaktoher."--KathleenPyne,UniversityofNotreDame