Georgia O'Keeffe

I have spent the past few hours getting sucked into the life of an intriguing figure, Georgia O'keeffe... They made a movie about her, and it wasn't the usual boring biography type. Although I nearly didn't rent it, don't get me wrong I love Ms. O'Keeffe's paintings, however I have many books on her, so I didn't know if my time would be better spent doing something else. Well I caved mostly because I didn't want to spend my whole day working and cleaning the house. I went to the Redbox and paid the $1.06 to see this movie. (Secretly I went to that machine to rent Ponyo, but it wasn't listed so I got Georgia O'Keeffe instead. Shhh... don't tell anyone, lol.)

What can I say about this film...

Joan Allen plays O'Keeffe and does a brilliant job of it. Jeremy Iron is Alfred Stieglitz's doppleganger, seriously both men look so much alike! He really brought this character to life. For those of you who don't know, Stieglitz was the photographer which made Ms. O'Keeffe well known (then and now.) He was also her husband and the love of her life. Sadly, I now must admit that I have never heard of him before this.
Over all, the casting for this movie was very well done. I especially love Tyne Daly's character Mabel, a free spirit and apparently a collector of husbands. Lol

There's a great deal of emotion portrayed throughout. You feel her anguish when she was exposed, the drain her life had upon her when things went awry, and her delight in seeing the color of the sun upon the landscapes in Taos for the first time. By far, the actors and director of this film did a wonderful job of bringing life to the story of Ms O'Keeffe's life!

I recommend every artist to watch this film and do have tissue's handy, because it may just make you feel a great deal, especially if you are as sentimental as me. :P



People to look up:

Mabel Dodge Luhan,  Alfred Stieglitz

Rebecca Salsbury, she married Paul Strand and was a painter herself, however wikipedia doesn't know of her!? (Here's snippet of her work.)

Artist mention in movie (as well as some O'Keeffe actually knew,) that everyone should know about:
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, Paul Strand, Charles Demuth, Arthur Garfield Dove, Marsden Hartley, Georges Braque, and Edward Steichen