Manhattan

Georgia O'Keeffe, Manhattan, 1932, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, 1995.3.1
Copied 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

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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.