Georgia+O'Keeffe

 =Georgia O’Keeffe =

 November 15, 1887 - March 6,1986 (Birth - death 98 years old) 

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 * Video of Georgia O'Keeffe in Abiquiu, New Mexico at age 92. ||

View and Experience Georgia's Artwork and Life

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Welcome 3rd graders

Class Assignments ** After you have listened to Georgia's story and watched her video. Georgia **** says many things. Are her statements true? Research her statements and discuss what you find. ** ** Do you agree or disagree with Georgia O'Keeffe? Please complete assignment 1 and assignment 2 or 3. See attached rubrics for each assignment. **



1. Georgia believes you must turn your painting often so it is symmetrical. Are Georgia's painting symmetrical? Go to the listed web site Math is Fun and create a symmetrical picture. Draw a picture or write your name. Print your results. Compare your symmetry artwork to one of Georgia's paintings and explain if you agree or disagree with Georgia. []



Use this rubric for assignment 2 and 3. 2. Georgia states she had to use fake flowers from the corner market in her paintings because real flowers did not grow in the desert. Research desert plant life and find out if her statement is true. What flowers could she have used? Remember she was only there during the summer months. What type of flowers grow in the desert area around Santa Fe, New Mexico. Explain your answer. [] []

3. Georgia often used animal bones she found in the desert in her oil painting. Research animals that live on or around the desert where she lived, Albiquiu, New Mexico. Explain what animal the bones O'Keeffe might have painted and why. [] []

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