American Icons: Georgia O’Keeffe’s Skull Paintings
“The men were all talking about the great American novel, the great American play…the great American everything,” said Georgia O’Keeffe. “So I thought, I’ll make it an American painting.? O’Keeffe painted cow and deer skulls floating over delicate abstract landscapes of the New Mexico desert.
Produced by Ann Heppermann and Kara Oehler.
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