Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs reminiscences of Georgia O'Keeffe in Abiquiu, 1946-1997.

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Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs reminiscences of Georgia O'Keeffe in Abiquiu, 1946-1997.

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Materials include a typescript of reminiscences detailing the history of the mission, copies of the mission annals for 1946-47 and 1970-71, an audiotape of Sister Irma Walker (recorded July 17, 1997), and a copy of a letter by Georgia O'Keeffe addressed to Mother Francis de Sales (dated March 3, 1971) describing the history of Abiquiu and the mission school, urging her to keep the school open.

0.21 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8021928

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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...

St. Thomas the Apostle Convent (Abiquiu, N.M.)

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Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs.

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A delegation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs was sent to Abiquiu, New Mexico, in 1946 to work in the mission at St. Thomas the Apostle Convent. The convent was across the road from the house of Georgia O'Keeffe, who befriended many of the nuns who lived at the mission between 1946-1971. From the description of Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs reminiscences of Georgia O'Keeffe in Abiquiu, 1946-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702164342 ...