Georgia O'Keeffe was born on a farm in Wisconsin in
1887. When she was 12 years old, she knew she wanted to be an artist. She
looked out her window when she was little and drew whatever she saw. The
farm where she grew up was a great place to learn about nature. She was
always feeling and tasting things. She even tasted dirt! Georgia's mom
insisted that her daughter take art lessons. She did so good, they told
her to go to art college. By the time she was 16, she had private art lessons
at different schools in Wisconsin and Virginia. One of Georgia's principals
said, "When the spirit moves Georgia, she can do more in a day than you
can do in a week." |