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MARCH 6, 1986: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE DIES
On this day in 1986, at the age of 98, painter Georgia O’Keeffe passed away.
Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling.
In 1929 O’Keeffe took a vacation with her friend Beck Strand to Taos, New Mexico. The trip would forever alter the course of her life.
Read her full biography on the American Masters website.
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MARCH 6, 1986: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE DIES

On this day in 1986, at the age of 98, painter Georgia O’Keeffe passed away.

Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling.

In 1929 O’Keeffe took a vacation with her friend Beck Strand to Taos, New Mexico. The trip would forever alter the course of her life.


Read her full biography on the American Masters website.

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