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Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio

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surrounding landscape and brought natural light into areas that such houses traditionally did not have. O'Keeffe was insistent on these types of deviations from the traditional form, stating in an interview that "I didn't want a Spanish house; I didn't want an Indian house, a Mexican house; I wanted my house!"
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Portions of the house are believed to date to the 1730s, and it was in deteriorating condition when Georgia O'Keeffe first spotted it in the 1930s. At the time, it was owned by the Roman Catholic church, which did not want to sell it. It eventually relented, and O'Keeffe was able to purchase it in
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and latillas (smaller wooden elements crossing the larger viga beams). The house is organized in wings a single room deep, which surround a central patio/plaza. The house has a number of modernist elements, including skylights and large picture windows that provide expansive views of the
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The Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio is located in the small unincorporated village of Abiquiú, near the St. Thomas Church. The building is a single-story adobe structure, largely built in the traditional style. It has thick adobe walls, and a flat roof supported by a network of
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two years prior to her death at age 98. In 1989, the Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation became owner and manager of the Abiquiú property. It is now owned and managed by the
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1943. She undertook to rehabilitate and modernize the property, work that was a collaborative effort with her friend
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in 1998, as one of the most important artistic sites in the southwestern United States.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The house remained O'Keeffe's primary residence until 1984, when she moved to
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Accompanying ten photos, exterior and interior, from 1979, 1996, and undated
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In the heat of summer, she would move to cooler elevation on the nearby
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Georgia O'Keeffe Home, sitting room, looking into garden. 1996 photo.
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Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio is located in New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio is located in the United States
Abiquiú, New Mexico
36°12′29″N 106°19′1″W / 36.20806°N 106.31694°W / 36.20806; -106.31694
Maria Chabot
Mission
Spanish Revival
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historic house museum
Abiquiú, New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Santa Fe
Abiquiú
National Historic Landmark
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Maria Chabot
Santa Fe
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
National Historic Landmark

Ghost Ranch
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