Modern Living by Georgia O'Keeffe

The winner of the 2018 Dedalus Foundation Exhibition Catalogue Award, this book offers a captivating exploration of how Georgia O'Keeffe's life was profoundly rooted in modernism. The book showcases how the renowned artist seamlessly integrated her distinct artistic style into her personal dress, her homes, and her overall lifestyle. Richly illustrated with a diverse array of images, including never-before-published photographs of O'Keeffe's wardrobe, this study provides a comprehensive understanding of the artist's unified modernist aesthetic.

Delving into O'Keeffe's skillful seamstress abilities and her keen understanding of fabric and design, the author has meticulously attributed some of her most exquisite garments. Notably, O'Keeffe has become an iconic figure in the fashion world, celebrated not only for her art but also for her personal style. As one of her closest friends observed, O'Keeffe "never allowed her life to be one thing and her painting another," underscoring the artist's holistic approach to her creative expression.

Carefully researched, this fresh study brings O'Keeffe's style to life, illuminating how she purposefully proclaimed her modernity through the way she dressed and posed for photographers, including renowned artists such as Alfred Stieglitz and Bruce Weber. The book accompanies the first museum exhibition to bring together photographs, clothing, and art to explore O'Keeffe's unified modernist aesthetic, which is on display at the Peabody-Essex Museum in the exhibition "Georgia O'Keeffe: Art, Image, Style."

Richly illustrated with captivating images of O'Keeffe's art and the two homes she designed and furnished in New Mexico, this book offers a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the artist's life and artistic legacy. By seamlessly integrating her distinctive style across various aspects of her existence, O'Keeffe demonstrated a remarkable ability to blur the lines between her art and her personal expression, ultimately cementing her enduring status as a true icon of modernism.

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