It's a shame email can't be edited. :) In fact the book author was analyzing O'Keeffe's intimate flower studies and comparing them to Weston's shells (not Steiglitz!), but I don't believe there is any other connection. O'Keeffe denied any intentional erotic aspects and stated that critics were applying their own preconceptions to her work.
I need to read the text surrounding the images more. :) On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > I picked up a book of O'Keeffe's art from my used book pusher a few > weeks ago. Gorgeous stuff. Her 1920's oils of cityscapes blow me away. > I'd love to shoot with that esthetic. The author (Eldredge) also > compares some of her work with Steiglitz (eg the shells) to reveal > crossover influences. > > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Daniel J. Matyola > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Getting back to my original PESO image, of course what drew me to i was the >> very fact that Georgia O'Keeffe had done nude self portraits. I jfound >> that quite surprising. >> >> By the way, the docent at the O'Keeffee Museum was quite impressed by the >> fact that I actually knew O'Keeffe was married to Alfred Stieglitz >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > -bmw -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
