Georgia O'Keeffe was 98 when she died in Santa Fe in 1986.
O'Keeffe died on March 6, 1986, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 98. She had been born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, so her life spanned nearly a century of major changes in American art and culture.
Her longevity allowed her career to pass through several artistic periods. She studied academic painting, developed abstract drawings, became famous for large flower paintings, explored New York subjects, and built a substantial body of work from New Mexico landscapes and natural forms. She continued working into old age, although failing eyesight eventually limited her ability to paint.
O'Keeffe's death in Santa Fe reflected the importance of New Mexico in her later life. She had moved permanently to the area in the 1940s after years of seasonal visits. The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe opened after her death and preserves much of her work and personal history.