What was Georgia O'Keeffe's first major New York retrospective venue in 1946?

Georgia O'Keeffe's first major New York retrospective was held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946. The exhibition recognized the importance of her work across abstraction, flowers, urban subjects, and landscapes.

The retrospective took place shortly after Alfred Stieglitz died in 1946. Stieglitz had promoted O'Keeffe's work for decades, but the museum exhibition also confirmed that her importance extended beyond their personal and professional relationship.

O'Keeffe later received other major honors and retrospectives, including a large exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1970. That later show is sometimes mistaken for her first major New York retrospective. MoMA’s 1946 exhibition came earlier and marked a significant institutional milestone.