Oral history interview with Narcissa Swift King

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986

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Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.Born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O’Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, where she learned the techniques of traditional painting. Th...

Campbell, Suzanne, Dr.

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King, Narcissa Swift.

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Narcissa Swift King, (1911-1998), of Chicago, Illinois. King was the great-granddaughter of Gustavus F. Swift, founder of the Swift meat packing company. She helped found and became the first chairwoman of the Chicago Urban League's woman's board in 1964 andwas active in the Civil Rights Movement. King moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1979 and was active in the arts community there. From the description of Oral history interview with Narcissa Swift King, 1991...