This year since May, the New York Botanical Garden staged the Georgia O’Keeffe – Visions of Hawaii. The 20 paintings she did in two months in 1939 in Hawaii. (They’re not seen together since the debut in 1940.) For her Hawaiian trip, apparently, an advertiser (N.W. Heirs & Sons?) invited her over, to paint something for an pineapple company. She did and painted more The exhibit ends this month, Oct 31.
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887
2900 Southern Blvd,
Bronx, NY 10458
I bought a new dress to see Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) @ Ross Gallery / NYBG. Her exhibit is at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, in a room on the 6th floor.
Parking has rose to $17. ($15 in 2017).
When I first came to New York I went straight to Met to see Auguste Ren
Her paintings are on the left, and the flowers @ NYBG are on the right.
Heliconia rostrata
White Bird of Paradise
Peggy Rockefeller Garden
NYBG
It’s designed by Beatrix Farrand for the NYBG. More support came from Mr Rockefeller in 2006.
The garden has more than 700 varieties. Roses are beautiful but don’t make my top three.
Oct 05 @ 6:18 pm
City Island, Bronx is at the end of the Long Island Sound to the west. It looks out to Throgs Neck Bridge, Manhasset Bay is to her southeast.
@ 6:04 pm
