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22 Georgia O’Keeffe Trivia Questions to Test Your Art Knowledge

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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