![]() ![]() The author includes a brief factual biography of Georgia O’Keefe, which serves to fill in what gaps the story may have left. Georgia proves to the world that she was able to fulfill her dream, and become an artist despite her gender. The conclusion of the story encourages the reader to see the world full of color and brightness Georgia dreams to show the reader the world as she sees it. ![]() Georgia eventually is allowed to attend art school, but the love she felt for the outdoors leads her to leave the city and return to New Mexico, where she finds rolling hills and an expansive sky her artwork begins to match the vastness of her surroundings. The story fondly recall’s Georgia’s love of art in school, using personification to describe the tools she used in her art. Georgia persisted in following her dream, and began taking painting lessons when she was twelve. Georgia’s memories of her earlier years center around life on the farm, with a pencil and sketchpad in hand however, it was unheard of for a girl to become an artist (an occupation typically left for men). Georgia O’Keefe’s first memory centers around color and brightness she was born on a farm in 1887. Awards: Bank Street Best Book of the Year (2006) ![]()
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