Burt, Sarah L., 1952-2015

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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.

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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.

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Robin McKinney Martin (b. 1954) is the owner of the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Taos News. Both papers were formerly owned by her father Robert M. McKinney (1910–2001). Her mother Louise Trigg, a prominent figure in the Santa Fe cultural community, was a friend of O'Keeffe and is credited with encouraging O'Keeffe to consent to using her painting for a series of Chamber Music Festival posters. Martin was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Margaret (Peg) Pack McKinley (b. 1927) is the daughter of Eleanor (Brownie) Hibben (1898–1992) and Arthur Newton Pack (1893–1975). In 1933 Pack established a guest ranch and nature preserve known as Ghost Ranch. O'Keeffe stayed in the Pack's house during her trips to New Mexico in the early 1930s and eventually purchased the house and six acres from Pack in 1940. Pack and his family were life-long friends of O'Keeffe. McKinley was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Nancy Hopkins Reily in Santa Fe.

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Nancy Hopkins Reily in Santa Fe.

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Olga Hirshhorn in Vineyard Haven, MA.

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Olga Hirshhorn in Vineyard Haven, MA.

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Ellen Bradbury Reid (b. 1940) is an art historian and Mabel Dodge Luhan scholar. She met O'Keeffe while director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe and convinced O'Keeffe to donate several paintings to the museum. Reid was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Nancy Hopkins Reily (b. 1934) is a writer and photographer. She met O'Keeffe as a child when her family started spending summers in Abiquiu during the 1940s. Her aunt Helen Louise Morten (1900-1984) was a friend of O'Keeffe. Reily has published two books about O'Keeffe. Reily was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Louis Rosen (1918-2009) was a physicist at Los Alamos Laboratories. He and his wife Mary (Terry) Rosen (1918-2004), an artist in her own right, became friends with O'Keeffe after being introduced by Elizabeth Allred, O'Keeffe's neighbor. Rosen was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Rudd Brown (left) and June Wayne toasting, in Pasadena, CA.

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Rudd Brown (left) and June Wayne toasting, in Pasadena, CA.

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Rudd Brown (left) and June Wayne toasting, in Pasadena, CA.

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Benjamin Sanders owned an electronics business in Santa Fe. He met O'Keeffe in the 1950s and subsequently became the primary supplier of stereo equipment for both the Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch houses. Sanders and O'Keeffe shared a love of classical music and remained good friends over the years. Sanders was interviewed by Sarah Burt.

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Research and presentation materials created by Sarah L. Burt, former staff member of The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation, relating to Georgia O'Keeffe's historic properties, specifically the Abiquiu home and studio. Materials date from 1979 to 2002 and include correspondence, writings, research material, and photographs.