alicefred 's review for:

Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe by Laurie Lisle

4.0

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Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings are beautiful, simple and self-assured. I grew up with them, and with the idea of O’Keeffe as the same, ultra-confident, austere, perfect persona. I wanted to know more about the person, in her messiness and full history. And this book delivered. Although, sometimes the author’s analysis of feminism was dated and she probably believed a bit too much in some of Georgia’s simplistic declarations, I enjoyed reading about her teaching days and the descriptions of Texas in the teens, Georgia’s relationship with Stieglitz and her relationship with New Mexico. It was intricate and expansive and I really enjoyed it.