What was the title of Georgia O'Keeffe's first one-person exhibition in New York?

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Georgia O'Keeffe's first one-person exhibition in New York was titled Georgia O'Keeffe.

The exhibition opened in April 1917 at Alfred Stieglitz's gallery, 291, in New York City. It was O'Keeffe's first one-person show and presented a group of her drawings, including abstract works made with charcoal. The show established her as a notable new voice in American modern art.

O'Keeffe's relationship with 291 began the previous year, when Stieglitz displayed some of her drawings. The gallery was an important venue for European and American avant-garde art, and its exhibitions connected O'Keeffe with a wider modernist network.

The 1917 show took place while O'Keeffe was teaching art in Texas. She had not yet become primarily associated with flowers or New Mexico; those parts of her public image developed later. Her early abstract drawings were central to her emergence, and she continued to regard them as foundational even after her style and subjects changed.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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