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Award-winning graphic artist and typographer, Eleanor Morris Caponigro (b. 1941) met O'Keeffe in 1977 when she was called in to collaborate with the artist on the production of the exhibition catalogue 'Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait by Alfred Stieglitz'. Caponigro continued her association and friendship with O'Keeffe, designing several books for the artist. Caponigro is interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Katherine (Kay) Allred Christopher (b. 1954) is the granddaughter of Martin Bode and daughter of Elizabeth Bode Allred. Christopher's family spent summers and Christmas holidays in Abiquiu, and the Bodes frequently included O'Keeffe in their gatherings. Christopher knew O'Keeffe from these family events and is interviewed about them by Sarah Burt.

Overview Lucy Collier (b. 1940), a developmental psychologist, is the third child of Charles and Nina Collier and the granddaughter of John Collier, Sr., commissioner of Indian Affairs under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Charles Collier befriended O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in the 1920s in New York City and remained friends with the artist into the 1970s. Lucy Collier knew O'Keeffe when she was a child and young adult, especially encountering the artist after Charles and Nina bought Mary Cabot...

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George Daniell (1911-2002) was a painter and photographer who specialized in portraits of actors, writers, and artists. He met Georgia O'Keeffe at An American Place in the 1940s. The two became friends and stayed in contact for a number of years. Daniell photographed O'Keeffe in 1948 on Fire Island and in New Mexico during a cross-country trip in 1952. Daniell is interviewed by Sarah Burt.

Overview Jennifer Owings Dewey is a nationally known author and illustrator of books for children and adults. Dewey is the daughter of architect Nathaniel Owings, a founding partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Emily Otis Owings Barnes, the daughter of a director of the Santa Fe Railroad in Chicago. As a young child, Dewey went to visit O'Keeffe with her mother and sisters and encountered the artist at numerous social occasions in Santa Fe. Dewey recounts the friendships between her mother...

Overview Barney A. Ebsworth (b. 1934) is the founder and director of several companies including: Windsor, Inc., formed in 1979 for the purpose of providing financing for venture capital, real estate and other investments; INTRAV, a general agency formed in 1959 for the purpose of selling travel to individuals and businesses; Royal Cruise Line, formed in 1972; and, Clipper Cruise Line, formed in 1981. Ebsworth is well known for his important collection of American modern art. Ebsworth is also a...

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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Elizabeth Bode Allred in front of stone wall in New Mexico.

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Elizabeth Bode Allred in front of stone wall in New Mexico.

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Elizabeth Bode Allred in front of stone wall in New Mexico.