This quiz looks at the life and legacy of Georgia O’Keeffe, one of America’s most iconic painters. Explore her journey from the skyscrapers of New York to the quiet red hills of New Mexico.
You will see questions about her distinctive floral close-ups, her marriage to Alfred Stieglitz, and the desert landscapes that inspired her later years. Some questions are straightforward, while others focus on small details of her career.
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Which art movement is Georgia O’Keeffe often credited as being the ‘Mother’ of?
Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism
American Modernism
American Modernism
Surrealism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Impressionism
Which state’s desert landscapes became the primary inspiration for much of O’Keeffe’s mature work?
Arizona
Arizona
Florida
Florida
New Mexico
New Mexico
California
California
Who was the famous photographer and gallery owner that first exhibited O’Keeffe’s work and later became her husband?
Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
What is the name of the remote location near Abiquiú that served as O’Keeffe’s longtime home and source of artistic focus?
Ghost Ranch
Ghost Ranch
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
In 2014, one of O’Keeffe’s paintings of which plant set a record for the most expensive work by a female artist sold at auction?
Orchids
Orchids
Sunflowers
Sunflowers
Jimson Weed
Jimson Weed
Poppies
Poppies
O’Keeffe is often identified as a major figure in which early 20th-century art movement?
Impressionism
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism
American Modernism
American Modernism
Pop Art
Pop Art
In which U.S. state was Georgia O’Keeffe born in 1887?
Oregon
Oregon
Virginia
Virginia
Texas
Texas
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Which 1926 painting by Georgia O’Keeffe was famously interpreted by art historian Linda Nochlin as a ‘morphological metaphor’ for female genitalia?
Red Canna
Red Canna
Oriental Poppies
Oriental Poppies
Black Iris
Black Iris
Blue Morning Glories
Blue Morning Glories
In what year did Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe officially marry?
1930
1930
1936
1936
1918
1918
1924
1924
After moving to New Mexico, which unconventional subject did O’Keeffe frequently incorporate into her landscape paintings?
Cattle bones
Cattle bones
The sky
The sky
River rocks
River rocks
Aspen trees
Aspen trees
During which decade did O’Keeffe begin her significant series of paintings depicting animal skulls, particularly those of cattle?
1930s
1930s
1920s
1920s
1950s
1950s
1940s
1940s
What vehicle did O’Keeffe famously learn to drive in 1929 so she could explore the remote desert landscapes of New Mexico?
A Model A Ford
A Model A Ford
A Chevrolet Roadster
A Chevrolet Roadster
A Model T Ford
A Model T Ford
A Dodge Brothers Sedan
A Dodge Brothers Sedan
What was the name of the influential experimental art gallery in New York City where Alfred Stieglitz first showcased O’Keeffe’s drawings?
The Armory Show
The Armory Show
“291” Gallery
“291” Gallery
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art
O’Keeffe’s artistic style is widely recognized for bridging the gap between which two modes of depiction?
Surrealism and expressionism
Surrealism and expressionism
Minimalism and cubism
Minimalism and cubism
Realism and impressionism
Realism and impressionism
Abstraction and representation
Abstraction and representation
Located near her Abiquiú home, which geological feature provided O’Keeffe with the vibrant, layered landscape vistas she painted repeatedly?
The Bisti Badlands
The Bisti Badlands
The black hills
The black hills
The Chama River valley
The Chama River valley
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains
During her time in New York, O’Keeffe painted a series of urban landscapes while living in which skyscraper?
The Shelton Hotel
The Shelton Hotel
The Empire State Building
The Empire State Building
The Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building
The Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building
In 1939, O’Keeffe spent nine weeks on which island chain, where she was commissioned to paint subjects including pineapples and landscapes?
The Canary Islands
The Canary Islands
The Azores
The Azores
The Bahamas
The Bahamas
Hawaii
Hawaii
Before gaining fame in New York, what was O’Keeffe’s primary profession in the mid-1910s?
Studying fashion design in Paris
Studying fashion design in Paris
Working as a commercial illustrator in Chicago
Working as a commercial illustrator in Chicago
Writing for an art journal in New York
Writing for an art journal in New York
Teaching art in Texas schools
Teaching art in Texas schools
O’Keeffe developed a lifelong friendship with which landscape photographer, often visiting him in Yosemite?
Edward Weston
Edward Weston
Paul Strand
Paul Strand
Man Ray
Man Ray
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
In which decade did O’Keeffe stop painting in oil without assistance due to macular degeneration, beginning to rely on assistants to complete her works?
The 1950s
The 1950s
The 1980s
The 1980s
The 1970s
The 1970s
The 1960s
The 1960s
Following her death in 1986, where is the permanent center dedicated to her life and work located?
Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico
New York City, New York
New York City, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
What approach did O’Keeffe use to create her hyper-focused, large-scale floral compositions?
Using microscopic photography to capture the details
Using microscopic photography to capture the details
Painting them entirely from her imagination
Painting them entirely from her imagination
Using a projector to enlarge slide images
Using a projector to enlarge slide images
Close-cropping and magnification inspired by modernist photography
Close-cropping and magnification inspired by modernist photography
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