Equal under the Sky: Georgia O'Keeffe and Twentieth-Century Feminism

by Linda M. Grasso

Equal under the Sky is the first historical study of Georgia O'Keeffe's complex involvement with, and influence on, US feminism from the 1910s to the 1970s. Utilizing understudied sources such as fan letters, archives of women's organizations, transcripts of women's radio shows, and programs from women's colleges, Linda M. Grasso shows how and why feminism and O'Keeffe are inextricably connected in popular culture and scholarship. The women's movements that impacted the creation and reception of O'Keeffe's art, Grasso argues, explain why she is a national icon who is valued for more than her artistic practice.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Feminism, Biography

336 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2017

Reviews

[Arundhati Deosthale · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a giver. I didn't know this part of O'keeffe's life at all...this is such a wholesome picture for those who know her art and want to know her as a person! Not an easy read, but patience is rewarded!

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the weaving of O'Keeffe's life into the changes in feminism throughout the decades. Interesting read.

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting chronicle of an artist in the early and mid twentieth century. The main thesis — that O’Keeffe had a complicated and at times contradictory relationship with gender and feminism — gets repeated a bit too often, but is well supported in this sympathetic, but not apologetic, analysis.

[Mills College Library]

759.13 O41e 2017