Georgia O'Keeffe, Manhattan, 1932, oil on canvas, 84 3⁄8 x 48 1⁄4 in. (214.3 x 122.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, 1995.3.1
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Manhattan
- Artist
- Date
- 1932
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 84 3⁄8 x 48 1⁄4 in. (214.3 x 122.4 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Subjects
- Architecture Exterior — commercial — skyscraper
- Object — flower — rose
- Abstract
- Cityscape — New York — New York
- Object Number
- 1995.3.1
Artwork Description
Dizzying heights, soaring verticals, and spectacular views of New York City's skyscrapers inspired some of Georgie O'Keeffe's most memorable paintings. O'Keeffe not only painted these wonders of modern architecture, she was also one of the first American artists to live in a skyscraper. In the mid-1920s, she and her husband Alfred Stieglitz, had an apartment on the thirtieth floor of the Shelton Hotel.
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.