Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1986
November 1, 1987 – February 21, 1988
East Building, Upper Level and Mezzanine, Northeast, Pod I (10,000 sq. ft.)
This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.
Overview: 75 paintings and 45 watercolors, pastels, and drawings comprised this centennial exhibition of O'Keeffe's work.
Organization: The exhibition was organized by Juan Hamilton with Jack Cowart and Laura Coyle. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting for the National Gallery.
Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by a grant from Southwestern Bell Foundation.
Attendance: 438,182
Catalog: Georgia O'Keeffe, Art and Letters, by Jack Cowart and Juan Hamilton; letters selected and annotated by Sarah Greenough. Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with the National Gallery of Art, 1987.
Brochure: Georgia O'Keeffe 1887-1956. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1987.
Other Venues: Art Institute of Chicago, March 12–June 25, 1988
Dallas Museum of Art, July 31–October 16, 1988
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 9, 1988–January 29, 1989
- O'Keeffe, Georgia
- American, 1887 - 1986