Georgia O'Keeffe: Catalogue Raisonne Book

This two-volume slipcased catalogue raisonné presents in color more than 2,000 works by Georgia O'Keeffe, an artist whose creations placed her at the center of the ferment in early twentieth-century American art. The catalogue's paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculpture display O'Keeffe's innovative use of color and form and testify to her distinctive contribution to American modernism.

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Lynes, curator of the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe, has painstakingly researched all of O'Keefe's known work for this catalogue raisonn . The result is an elegant two-volume treasure, housed in a slipcase and containing reproductions of over 2000 works. Arranged in chronological order, each reproduction is accompanied by detailed descriptive and historical information. Lynes provides a wealth of information on previous publications, exhibition history, current location, dating, inscriptions, and the provenance for each work. Although O'Keefe fanciers among the general public may enjoy browsing through the catalogue, the reproductions are too small to make this use of the book very satisfying. As a scholarly work, however, it is an essential acquisition for research and specialized collections in 20th-century art history.--Kathryn Wekselman, Univ. of Cincinnati Lib. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.