Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Reviews (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Georgia O'Keefe: Plus Lots More.

Ames, Iowa

April 9, 2012

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Best of IgoUgo We were very surprised to find this museum was not just about Georgia O'Keefe. As in many other places we visited on this trip, cameras are not allowed. What surprised us was we had to check our bags into lockers before entering. I was a little ...Read more We were very surprised to find this museum was not just about Georgia O'Keefe. As in many other places we visited on this trip, cameras are not allowed. What surprised us was we had to check our bags into lockers before entering. I was a little concerned about that because I don't want to be seperated from my medications. I guessThat's why God invented pockets.

There are two movies running alternately in the auditorium. One was about Georgia O'Keefe the other showed artwork and interviews of other artists who incorpurated photography into their works in various ways. Georgia was also highly influenced by the photography of Alfred Steiegitz who she eventually married. Without her permission he exhibited nude photos of Georgia that established her reputation as being a "free spirit". She retreated from the East Coast to New Mexico for one season to escape the publicity. This is where she found her spiritual home and remained here until her death. For years this sexuality issue was the focus of critics of her flower paintings. I was taught that in college art course. And once you see her paintings you can see how that rumor started. I found my favorites of her works was a snow scene showing the black door of her adobe home. Her landscapes were abstract and picked up the colors of the Southwest as seen in different conditions.

Surprisingly there are very few O'Keefe paintings in the gallery. The predominante display was called Shared Intelligence: American Painting and the Photograph. I found some of my old favorites like Thomas Eakins and Edward Maybridge. The painting I was most impressed with was by Chuck Close and titled Phil/fingerprint. The portrait is made up of hundreds of fingerprints, definately influenced by the pixelation of photographs. It was an excellant selection with diverse styles. Something for everyone.

The musuem is located just a jog away from the main plaza. An easy walk. There are two of O'Keefe's homes/studios that are near Santa Fe. One is Ghost Ranch and the other is Home and Studio in Abiquiu. Rumor has it there are more of her paintings to see there. Close

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Georgia O'Keefe Museum

by pabrams52

Los Angeles, California

February 26, 2006

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I was so pleasantly surprised with this lovely museum. I knew little about her, and her work, before entering. I came away feeling very glad to have made the effort. The museum offers a 15 minute introductory movie with her biography, while ...Read more

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

by Laura

Chicago, Illinois

January 14, 2002

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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is one of my favorite places to visit. The displays are always changing so it is never the same museum twice. The orientation movie is a good starting point and gives an overview of the artist's life so that you can ...Read more

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Georgia O'Keefe Museum

by camera-gal

Overland Park, Kansas

November 20, 2000

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The Georgia O'Keefe musuem contains the largest collection of O'Keefes in the world--more than 80 works. Very few are the popular oil paintings she is most known for. A large amount are wood cuts she made while studying her trade. Some of her most ...Read more

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Georgia O'Keefe Museum

by camera-gal

Overland Park, Kansas

September 3, 2000

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The Georgia O'Keefe musuem contains the largest collection of O'Keefes in the world--more than 80 works. Very few are the popular oil paintings she is most known for. A large amount are wood cuts she made while studying her trade. Some of her ...Read more

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Help Enjoy Your Visit to the O'Keeffe Museum

by GOKDocent

Santa Fe, New Mexico

February 28, 2009

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Particularly for first time visitors it’s a good idea to visit the museum website to learn about the current exhibition. Also, it will alert you to the two-week period between exhibitions when most if not all the galleries are closed. The museum ...Read more Particularly for first time visitors it’s a good idea to visit the museum website to learn about the current exhibition. Also, it will alert you to the two-week period between exhibitions when most if not all the galleries are closed. The museum features three exhibitions per year all featuring O’Keeffe and her fellow American Modernists contemporaries. If you are or become a true fan of O’Keeffe one visit will not be enough.

While the museum is small, a total of nine galleries, suggest planning on spending at least an hour for touring the galleries. Additionally, a 12-video about O’Keeffe’s life narrated by Gene Hackman and a shorter video produced for the current exhibition run back-to-back continuously throughout the day beginning at 10 a.m. when the museum opens. Save time to visit the museum’s gift shop.

Full admission is equal to that of a movie (matinees in most parts of the US) with discounts for seniors, students and residents of New Mexico. Youth 18 and under get in free. Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the museum is free to all. The museum provides a children’s book about Georgia O’Keeffe to help youngsters learn and enjoy their experience.

A great way to experience the museum is to join a docent led tour. They are held daily at 10:30 a.m. and 2 or 2:30 p.m. There is also a docent-led tour on Friday evenings beginning at 5:15 or 5:30 p.m.

There is indoor public parking a couple blocks in either direction from the museum. On-street parking is limited to two-hours before you have to feed the meter. Note: on-street parking is free on Sunday.

This is the only museum on the planet dedicated to a single artist of international stature who is a woman. It’s a treasure with a collection of more than 3,000 of works in the collection and 1,149 paintings, drawings, and sculptures by O'Keeffe, the Museum's holdings represent the largest repository of her work available to the public in a single institution. Subjects range from the artist's iconic flowers and bleached desert skulls to nudes, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, and abstractions, dating from 1901 to 1984.
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center is the only center in the U.S. dedicated to the study of American Modernism.

It's no wonder this is most visited museum in New Mexico.
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