Georgia O'Keeffe, Hibiscus with Plumeria (detail), 1939, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in.,
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.6
© 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Friday, 11 May 2018
Hawai'i is very much in the news right now. Images of explosively erupting lava consuming houses and gardens. A more peaceful display is soon coming to the New York Botanical Garden when Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawai'i opens at the New York Botanical Garden on May 19th.
I think of New Mexico as the source for her stunning paintings of flowers and plants. But in 1939 she had a nine-week sojourn in Hawai'i while on commission to produce images for a Hawaiian Pineapple Company promotional campaign. Rather than a volcano there will be a lush exhibition of Hawaiian flora in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and a stunning display in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Art Gallery that includes more than 15 of O'Keeffe's Hawai'i paintings.
Georgia O'Keeffe, Hibiscus with Plumeria (detail), 1939, Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in.,
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sam Rose and Julie Walters, 2004.30.6
© 2018 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This should be a splendid visit, without volcanoes.
The exhibition will run from May 19 until October 28
I'll have more to share after the press preview.
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