What 1970 institution hosted Georgia O'Keeffe's first retrospective in New York since 1946?

The Whitney Museum of American Art hosted Georgia O'Keeffe's first New York retrospective since 1946 in 1970. The exhibition renewed attention to her work during a period when feminist art history was challenging the way women artists had been treated by museums and critics.

O'Keeffe had already received a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946. The 1970 Whitney exhibition therefore marked a later stage of recognition rather than her first museum survey. It also helped introduce her work to a new generation of viewers.

The Whitney is sometimes confused with MoMA because both institutions mounted significant O'Keeffe exhibitions. Founded in 1930, the Whitney specializes in American art, making it a particularly relevant setting for reassessing O'Keeffe's place in the national art story. Her career continued for decades after 1970, with major museum attention extending into the 1980s and beyond.