Georgia, A Novel of Georgia O'Keefe by Dawn Tripp. Random House, 2016. Adult fiction.Most people are familiar with the gorgeous artwork of Georgia O'Keefe. Her birth in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and later teaching in Canyon, Texas provide a rich canvas for this fictional account of her life as a young teacher. A friend sends some of her work to NYC art dealer and photographer Alfred Stieglitz who becomes her mentor, her husband, and the dominant force in her life for many years. But, Georgia longs for independence to practice her art. She wants to control what is said about her work and keep her personal life out of it.
Tripp provides imaginative details to flesh out the biographical outline that moves O'Keefe eventually into life in New Mexico as an elderly woman. Her siblings, her friends, and her husband all help shape her life and form the legendary artist. But, it is Georgia, alone, who dominates in spirit and in independence, and crafts her own life. Tripp has honored her with this thoughtful tale.
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