Equal under the sky : Georgia O'Keeffe and twentieth-century feminism / Linda M. Grasso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grasso, Linda M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986--Criticism and interpretation.

O'Keeffe, Georgia.

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986.

Feminism and art--United States--History--20th century.

Feminism and art.

History.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.

Summary:

Equal under the Sky' is the first historical study of Georgia O'Keeffe's complex involvement with, and influence on, US feminism from the 1910s to the 1970s. Utilizing understudied sources such as fan letters, archives of women's organizations, transcripts of women's radio shows, and programs from women's colleges, Linda M. Grasso shows how and why feminism and O'Keeffe are inextricably connected in popular culture and scholarship. The women's movements that impacted the creation and reception of O'Keeffe's art, Grasso argues, explain why she is a national icon who is valued for more than her artistic practice.

Contents:

Georgia O'Keeffe and Feminism 1

Chapter 1 Living Feminism in the 1910s 21

Chapter 2 The Artist Idea 73

Chapter 3 Women in the Picture 99

Chapter 4 "You Are No Stranger to Me": Women's Fan Letters 149

Chapter 5 Georgia O'Keeffe's Self-Portrait 165

Chapter 6 Feminism as Politics and Art 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-305) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Grasso, Linda M. Equal under the sky.

ISBN:

9780826358813

0826358810

OCLC:

976405864