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Young, Anita Natalie O'Keeffe, 1891-1985

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1891 - 1985

Biography

Sister of Georgia O'Keeffe. Married Robert Young who attained a substantial fortune after 1929 Crash. Had homes in NYC, Newport, R.I. and Palm Beach, Florida. Daughter Eleanor died in plane crash in 1941. Robert committed suicide in 1958. She and sister Georgia exchanged frequent visits.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Anita O'Keeffe Young Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-53
Overview

Collection primarily consists of letters from Georgia O'Keeffe to her sister Anita O'Keeffe Young dating from 1937 to 1976. Includes select other correspondents, photographic material, and clippings. Accruals consist of additional correspondence, photographs, legal documents, and ephemera.

Dates: 1845-1989, undated

Georgia O'Keeffe to Anita O'Keeffe Young, 1953-07-13

 Item — Box 1: Series 1
Identifier: 2016.6.15
Overview

Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Anita O'Keeffe Young. Includes clipping of article, "Georgia O'Keeffe" by Doris Bry from the Journal of the American Association of University Women.

Dates: 1953-07-13

Georgia O'Keeffe to Anita O'Keeffe Young, 1971-05-18

 Item — Box 5: Series 1
Identifier: 2016.6.101
Overview Two page letter dated 1971-05-18 from Georgia O'Keeffe to Anita O'Keeffe Young in which several items were enclosed. Enclosures include: a 1970-12-17 letter from the director of the Whitney Museum of American Art to Georgia O'Keeffe discussing the recently closed O'Keeffe exhibition; a 1970-10-26 five-page article from "New York" titled "The Arrogance of Culture Power" by Sophy Burnham with a previously stapled note, "Miss O'Keeffe asked me to send you these. D.B [Doris Bry]." The note from...
Dates: 1971-05-18

Rachele Wall to Georgia O'Keeffe, 1968-03-06

 Item — Box 5: Series 1
Identifier: 2016.6.91
Overview

Letter from Rachele Wall to Georgia O'Keeffe (1968-02-28) that included copies of newspaper articles, all of which O'Keeffe then sent to Anita O'Keeffe Young on 1968-03-06. The newspaper articles are "The Desperate Mr. Z & The West Village Grab," 1968-01-11, and "The Altruistic Mr. Z & The Squat, Seedy Village," 1968-01-18, both by Leticia Kent.

Dates: 1968-03-06

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Archival Record 3
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Art -- Conservation and restoration 1
Ephemera 1
Exhibitions 1
Legal documents 1
Photographs 1