Georgia O'Keefe and the Calla Lily in American Art, 1860-1940
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780300097382
Subjects: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Nature in art, still life, landscapes & seascapes; Exhibition Catalogs; Art & Art Instruction; Art; USA; American - General; Criticism; Subjects & Themes - General; Art / History / American; O'Keeffe, Georgia; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; 1887-1986; Calla in art; Calla lilies in art; Exhibitions; O'Keeffe, Georgia,
First sentence: The waxy white blooms and spear-headed leaves of the calla lily began to appeal to American artists shortly after the exotic plant was first imported from South Africa to America in the mid-nineteenth century.