Which 1939 commission sent Georgia O'Keeffe to Hawaii to paint plants and landscapes?

The Hawaiian Pineapple Company sent Georgia O'Keeffe to Hawaii in 1939 to paint plants and landscapes.

The company, now associated with the Dole brand, invited O'Keeffe to Hawaii in 1939 for a commissioned advertising project. She spent about nine weeks on the islands, visiting Oahu, Maui, and the island of Hawaii and making paintings of tropical plants, flowers, waterfalls, and landscapes.

The commission produced a group of works that differed from the desert imagery for which she is best known. Although the company wanted a pineapple image, O'Keeffe initially found the offered pineapple unappealing. After a second pineapple was sent to her, she painted it, producing Pineapple Bud.

The historical name matters: the client was the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, not simply Dole Food Company, which is the later corporate identity most people recognize. O'Keeffe's Hawaiian paintings were exhibited after her return to the mainland.