Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Can you guess which Georgia O’Keeffe painting this detail comes from? Hint: The small green leaf is suspended in a setting O’Keeffe painted many times. 🔎 Swipe right to reveal the entire work! — Georgia O'Keeffe. Patio Door with Green Leaf, 1956. Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 inches. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation and The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [1997.4.14]

Hear from the artists, scholars, and culture bearers that took part in “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country,” a focused exhibition on view at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country” brings Georgia O’Keeffe’s art and personal objects in dialogue with newly created artworks by contemporary Tewa artists to highlight themes of sacred spaces, belonging, identity, and ownership. Charine Pilar Gonzales “Ku’yan Povi” is a Tewa filmmaker from San Ildefonso Pueblo and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her short doc ‘Our Quiyo: Maria Martinez (2022)’ premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Her narrative short ‘River Bank (Pō-Kehgeh) (2023)’ was supported by the Sundance Institute Indigenous Program. She co-produced the short doc ‘Winding Path (Sundance 2024),’ and associate-produced on the ‘People of the West’ series. She produces for the Native Lens project. Gonzales is the owner of Povi Studios. “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country” is on view through November 1, 2026. — Video: Charine Pilar Gonzales (PoWohGeh Owingeh / San Ildefonso Pueblo) @charinepilar . ‘Inside the Tewa Nangeh Exhibit: Artist Interviews, 2025.’ Courtesy of the artist.

Picture this: You + Mom + the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum This #MothersDay, join us in celebrating the extraordinary caregivers and maternal figures in your life with a visit to the O’Keeffe Museum during Family Day! Enjoy creative activities in the Museum Courtyard and pick up a bouquet from the Art to G.O. truck after your stroll through the Galleries. 🌷 Family Day: Petal Party Sun., May 10, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Participating families and New Mexico residents visit for free! — 📸 Photo courtesy of @theurbandarling Thank you for visiting the Museum and sharing!

In the summer of 1916, Georgia O’Keeffe camped with friends in the Appalachian Mountains before beginning a teaching position in Canyon, Texas in September. When she was not teaching, O’Keeffe could be seen exploring the landscape around Canyon. These excursions inspired several watercolors where her abstract experiments met her experience of the outdoors. In ‘Hill, Stream and Moon,’ O’Keeffe’s approach is almost fully abstract: A large hill arches over the composition, while a blue stripe between two green banks denotes a stream. Above the hill, a yellow moon emerges in the sky. Years later, in 1976, O’Keeffe wrote: “Objective painting is not good painting unless it is good in the abstract sense. A hill or tree cannot make a good painting just because it is a hill or a tree. It is lines and colors put together so that they say something.” 🔎 What stands out to you in the painting? Let us know in the comments! — Georgia O’Keeffe. Hill, Stream and Moon, 1916–1917. Watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches. Private Collection. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Join us for an online talk with graphic designer Margaret Bauer as the Museum looks back on the United States Postal Service’s 1996 commemorative stamp, featuring Georgia O’Keeffe’s iconic painting “Red Poppy, 1927.” Free Online Talk | Celebrating O’Keeffe’s “Red Poppy” Commemorative Stamp Wednesday, May 6 | 9 AM MT 🎟️ Register for the talk via the link in our bio. This talk is presented as part of ‘Mornings with O’Keeffe,’ a free virtual lecture series held on the first Wednesday of each month. — USPS Stamp featuring: Georgia O'Keeffe. Red Poppy, 1927. Oil on canvas, 7 x 9 inches. Private Collection. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

🚲 This Friday, it’s bike night! Pedal down to the O’Keeffe Museum on Friday, May 1, for an evening featuring bike valet provided by @bike.santafe , a unicycle performance by @wisefoolnewmexico , and Art on Tap, an outdoor pop-up with @santafebrewing , @sundayatgrams , and @sabosantafe . On First Friday, Museum admission is free all day for New Mexicans and free for everyone from 5 to 7 PM. — Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Exterior, 2026

In this photograph from 1944, Georgia O’Keeffe sits in her garden at her Ghost Ranch home, writing her daily letter to Alfred Stieglitz from New Mexico. O’Keeffe was an avid writer, penning letters to family and friends about her paintings and the daily happenings of her life. ✉️ Is there someone you’ve been meaning to write a letter to lately? Tag them below! — Maria Chabot. Georgia O'Keeffe Writing Daily Letter to Alfred Stieglitz, Ghost Ranch House Patio, 1944. contemporary photographic print, 5 x 7. Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Gift of Maria Chabot. © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. [RC.2001.2.114d]

Spring has sprung, and May is full of special events to experience at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum: 🖼️ Arts Alive: Poetry at the Museum Thu., April 30, 6:00–7:30 PM Enjoy a free evening of poetry with Catherine Meng and Layli Long Soldier. 🚲 First Friday: Pedal Party Fri., May 1, 5:00–7:00 PM It’s bike night! Enjoy a free bike valet provided by @bike.santafe , a unicycle performance by @wisefoolnewmexico , and Art on Tap, an outdoor pop-up with @santafebrewing , @sundayatgrams , and @sabosantafe . 🎨 Online Talk: Celebrating O’Keeffe’s “Red Poppy” Commemorative Stamp Wed., May 6, 9:00–10:00 AM Look back on the 1996 USPS Red Poppy Stamp with designer Margaret Bauer during this month's Mornings with O'Keeffe. 🌷 Family Day: Petal Party Sun., May 10, 10:30 AM–2:30 PM Celebrate Mother’s Day with the whole family! Pick up a bouquet from the Art to G.O. truck and enjoy creative activities. 🔎 Check out all upcoming events at gokm.org or our link in bio.

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 Enjoy this selection of artworks by Georgia O’Keeffe from our collection—each one capturing the wonder in nature’s smallest details. 🔎 Discover more of O’Keeffe’s works through the link in our bio or access-ok.gokm.org — Georgia O’Keeffe. Tan Clam Shell with Seaweed, 1926. Oil on canvas, 9 x 7 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.108] Georgia O’Keeffe. A Piece of Wood I, 1942. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2007.1.25] Georgia O’Keeffe. Feathers, White and Grey, 1942. Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.174] Georgia O’Keeffe. The Black Iris, 1926. Oil on canvas, 9 x 7 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Burnett Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2007.1.19]

This week we’re celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek! Curious about Georgia O’Keeffe’s personal book collection? Stop by the Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library & Archive, located just a block from the Museum. You can schedule an in-person visit to browse the shelves or explore O’Keeffe’s favorite reads through the online Library Catalog. 🔎 Learn more and schedule an appointment to visit the Library & Archive at the link in our bio. — Michael S. Engl Family Foundation Library & Archive, 2026 © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Did you know? There are approximately 700 drawings by Georgia O’Keeffe in the Museum’s collection. O’Keeffe was fascinated by the intricate details, shapes, and textures of sun-bleached bones, which she sketched several times. 🔎 Explore more of O’Keeffe’s sketches at the link in our bio or access-ok.gokm.org — Georgia O’Keeffe. Ram’s Horns I, ca. 1949. Charcoal on paper, 18 5/8 x 24 7/8 inches. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Gift of The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation. © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. [2006.5.207]

Emil Zoler, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Paul Rosenfeld resting against a rock at Lake George in 1927. Zoler and Rosenfeld were close friends of Stieglitz and O’Keeffe and appear frequently in Stieglitz’s photographs, often captured during their regular visits to Lake George throughout the 1920s and 1930s. In October of 1927, Zoler, O’Keeffe, and Rosenfeld hiked up Prospect Mountain near Lake George where Stieglitz photographed them at a lookout house. This photograph may have been taken on this trip or one of the group's similar outings. — Emil Zoler, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Rosenfeld, Lake George. About 1927.; Gelatin Silver Print. Image: 7.6 × 10.4 cm (3 × 4 1/8 in.) Getty Research Institute. Object Number [93.XM.25.33]