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Mary Grether Ligon (b. 1951) worked for two years for O'Keeffe as a night and weekend helper, performing a variety of duties. Ligon was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

Overview Agapita (Pita) Judy Lopez (b. 1954) is one of a third generation of family members in Abiquiu to have worked for O'Keeffe. She began working for O'Keeffe in 1975, first as a weekend companion and later as secretary. Upon the creation of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation in 1989, Ms. Lopez was named secretary-treasurer of the organization. In 2000, she became foundation director. Lopez is now Director of Abiquiu Historic Properties at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Lopez was interviewed by Sarah...

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Belarmino (Mino) Lopez (b. 1958) is one of a third generation of family members to work for O'Keeffe. He came to work for O'Keeffe in 1973 as a part-time helper in the garden. He eventually became a full-time personal assistant, helping with the creation of some of her later works. He was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Candelaria Suazo Lopez (b. 1925) was O'Keeffe's cook from 1971 to 1985. Her father, Estiben Suazo, was O'Keeffe's longtime gardener. Five of her children worked for O’Keeffe and subsequently for The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Lopez was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In 1999, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum began working together on the Georgia O'Keeffe Oral History Project with the goal of recording and transcribing interviews with Georgia O'Keeffe's surviving relatives, colleagues, friends, and employees. The co-directors of the project, Agapita Judy Lopez (Director, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation) and Barbara Buhler Lynes (Curator and Emily Fisher Landau Director of the Research Center, Georgia O'Keeffe...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In 1999, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum began working together on the Georgia O'Keeffe Oral History Project with the goal of recording and transcribing interviews with Georgia O'Keeffe's surviving relatives, colleagues, friends, and employees. The co-directors of the project, Agapita Judy Lopez (Director, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation) and Barbara Buhler Lynes (Curator and Emily Fisher Landau Director of the Research Center, Georgia O'Keeffe...

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Sue Davidson Lowe (b. 1922) is the grandniece of Alfred Stieglitz and the daughter of Elizabeth and Donald Davidson, who were close friends of O'Keeffe. She is the author of the book, Stieglitz: A Memoir/Biography, and an authority on the Stieglitz family. Lowe was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Lucille Webb standing in front of a Randall Davey portrait in Auburn, ME.

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Lucille Webb standing in front of a Randall Davey portrait in Auburn, ME.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: In 1999, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum began working together on the Georgia O'Keeffe Oral History Project with the goal of recording and transcribing interviews with Georgia O'Keeffe's surviving relatives, colleagues, friends, and employees. The co-directors of the project, Agapita Judy Lopez (Director, The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation) and Barbara Buhler Lynes (Curator and Emily Fisher Landau Director of the Research Center, Georgia O'Keeffe...