Hear from Dr. Janet Revell Barrett, Professor Emerita of Music Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Yaritza Martinez Pule, Curatorial Assistant, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, for a conversation on Georgia O'Keeffe's artistic relationship with music. 

Georgia O’Keeffe’s interest in music was cultivated in her childhood and expressed throughout her life. She explored imaginative relationships of art and music in her paintings, in correspondence with other artists, and through reflection on formative moments in her education. One such moment can be traced to the time O’Keeffe heard music pouring from mentor Alon Bement’s art studio at Columbia University, prompting her realization that “music could be translated into something for the eye.” For O’Keeffe, music offered possibilities for discovering new shapes, lines, and rhythms. This talk focuses on her early fascination with music and how she drew from its abstract sounds to express visual forms.

This talk was recorded as part of our free 'Mornings With O'Keeffe' lecture series on the first Wednesday of every month. Visit our website to learn more about upcoming talks! okeeffemuseum.org/events.

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