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How to see more and care less: The art of Georgia O'Keeffe - Iseult Gillespie

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Feeling disconnected from creating art within classical conventions, artist Georgia O’Keeffe began experimenting with abstract drawings that defied easy classification. Using the shapes and rhythms of nature to capture her internal world, these experiments became the cornerstone of the movement known as American Modernism. Iseult Gillespie explores the works of the elusive painter and sculptor.

Why is Georgia O’Keefe known today as the Mother of American Modernism?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Iseult Gillespie
  • Director Lisa LaBracio
  • Narrator Christina Greer
  • Animator Lisa LaBracio
  • Music M. Tomihisa
  • Sound Designer M. Tomihisa
  • Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
  • Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
  • Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
  • Fact-Checker Alejandra Vasquez

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