Georgia O’Keeffe moved to New York in 1918 after Alfred Stieglitz invited her there.
Stieglitz had begun exhibiting her work in 1916, but O’Keeffe was then teaching and living elsewhere. In 1918, he offered to support her so she could devote herself to painting. She accepted and moved to New York, where she stayed with Stieglitz and became part of the city’s modern-art environment.
The move marked a major change in her professional life. New York provided access to galleries, artists, photographers, and collectors, while Stieglitz organized exhibitions of her work. O’Keeffe also formed a close relationship with him during this period.
The year 1918 is distinct from 1924, when they married, and from 1916, when her work first appeared at 291. These dates describe three separate stages in their artistic and personal history.