1887 - Born November 15 near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
1902 - Family moved to Williamsburg, Virginia 1905 - Entered Art Institute of Chicago 1907 - Enrolled in Art Students League of New York 1908 - 1916 - Teaching and studying... TX, IL, VA, SC 1917 - Stops in Santa Fe for first time, immediately impressed with NM 1918 - Moves to New York: flower paintings, city paintings 1924 - Marriage to Stieglitz 1929 - First summer in New Mexico (Taos) 1934 - First summer at Ghost Ranch 1940 - Bought Rancho de los Burros from Arthur Pack at Ghost Ranch 1945 - Bought house in Abiquiu 1946 - Stieglitz died 1949 - Moved permanent residence to New Mexico 1953 - Extensive world travel; awards and honors; exhibitions 1971 - Eyesight deterioration began 1976 - Autobiographical picture book, Georgia O'Keeffe, published 1984 - Moved from Abiquiu to Santa Fe 1986 - Died March 6 in Santa Fe |