What was Georgia O’Keeffe’s first solo museum retrospective, held at the Museum of Modern Art?

The Museum of Modern Art’s first solo retrospective for Georgia O’Keeffe was titled Georgia O’Keeffe. The exhibition took place in New York in 1946 and presented a broad survey of her work.

The retrospective was a major institutional recognition. By then, O’Keeffe had developed an influential body of paintings that included abstractions, flowers, New York architecture, and New Mexico subjects. The exhibition helped establish her as a central figure in American modernism.

O’Keeffe was the first woman artist to receive a solo retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. This distinction is often described as a milestone for women in American art, although women artists had exhibited at the museum before 1946.

The exhibition should not be confused with later retrospectives organized by other museums. O’Keeffe continued to receive major surveys during her lifetime, including exhibitions that emphasized different periods and themes in her long career.