In which Wisconsin town was Georgia O’Keeffe born?

Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

She was born there on November 15, 1887, to Francis Calyxtus O’Keeffe and Ida Totto O’Keeffe. Her family lived on a farm in the area, and her childhood included the rural sights that later resonated with her interest in natural forms and expansive landscapes.

Sun Prairie is a city in Dane County, northeast of Madison. Although O’Keeffe became strongly identified with New York modernism and the landscapes of New Mexico, her Wisconsin origins are an important part of her biography. She grew up in a large family and began art lessons while still a child.

Madison is the nearest major city and the capital of Wisconsin, so it is a plausible but incorrect answer. O’Keeffe was not born there. Her birthplace is specifically recorded as Sun Prairie, a detail often included in museum biographies and historical accounts of her early life.