Dates
Biography
Agapita “Pita” Judy Lopez retired from the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in December 2024. After caring for Georgia O’Keeffe in the winter of 1974, she began to work for the artist full-time in 1978 until O'Keeffe's death in 1986. Pita continued working with the Georgia O’Keeffe Estate, and then in 1989 with The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation as its Secretary. She served as the Foundation’s Executive Director from 1999 to 2006. Pita worked for the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum from 2006 to 2024, most recently as Projects Director for Abiquiú Historic Properties, overseeing the maintenance and preservation of both of O’Keeffe’s New Mexico homes and the seasonal tours offered at the Abiquiú Home and Studio. Pita was named an Honorary Member of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Board of Trustees in October 2024. The overarching influence Pita has had on the Museum stems back three generations of the Lopez family who have worked for O’Keeffe and encompasses the experience and knowledge of many family members, immediate and extended. Her grandfather Estiben Suazo was a gardener and groundskeeper while her mother, Candelaria Lopez, was a housekeeper and cook. Pita’s brothers Margarito, Belarmino, and the late Joseph Lopez worked for O’Keeffe when she was alive as maintenance and groundskeepers, while Belarmino also assisted with her artwork. Her father, Fernando and sister, Frances, and other relatives also worked for O’Keeffe. Margarito, Belarmino, and a third brother Steve have all worked as Maintenance Specialists at the Home and Studio for the Museum. From the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Press Release, 2 Decmber 2024.
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Overview
Agapita Judy Lopez in Abiquiu.
Dates:
2004-03-30
Item — Box F1
Identifier: 2006.6.240
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
circa 1991
Collection
Identifier: MS-32
Overview
The collection consists of interviews with Georgia O'Keeffe's surviving relatives, colleagues, friends, and employees as well as supporting project documentation. The bulk of the materials date from 2000 to 2003 and include audiocassette recordings, typed transcripts, photographs, and research and project records.
Dates:
circa 1970s, 1991-2010; Majority of material found within 2000-2003
Item — Box F1
Identifier: 2006.6.812
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
1982
Item — Box F1
Identifier: 2006.6.813
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
1982
Item — Box F1
Identifier: 2006.6.814
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
1982
Item — Box F1
Identifier: 2006.6.815
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains over 1100 photographs, including copy prints, contact sheets, film, and Polaroids relating to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe. The collection includes photography by O'Keeffe that reflects her daily life and photography interests, as well as photography of O'Keeffe and her properties, artwork, and travel. A small portion of the collection relates to The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the catalogue raisonne. Copy prints in the collection are often by fine art...
Dates:
1982
Item — Box 7: Series 2; Series 1, item: 7-10
Identifier: 2.2
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
This collection contains recordings of productions and events that are either related to Georgia O'Keeffe and her contemporaries or the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Types of productions and events include broadcasts, home recordings, interviews, lectures, and symposia.Types of recording media found in the collection include: audio cassettes, microcassettes, VHS tapes, and DVDs. Some materials have been digitized and reformatted over time.This artificial collection...
Dates:
1976
Overview
Letitia (Tish) Frank and Agapita Judy Lopez in Santa Fe.
Dates:
2002-12-06
Overview
Letitia (Tish) Frank and Agapita Judy Lopez in Santa Fe.
Dates:
2002-12-06
