Which art museum gave Georgia O'Keeffe her first major retrospective in 1946?

The Museum of Modern Art gave Georgia O'Keeffe her first major retrospective in 1946.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York organized O'Keeffe's retrospective in 1946, an important institutional recognition of her achievement. The exhibition presented the breadth of her work rather than treating her only as a painter of flowers. Her career included abstractions, city views, landscapes, and other subjects developed over several decades.

The retrospective helped establish O'Keeffe within the history of American modernism. MoMA had opened in 1929 and quickly became a major venue for modern art in the United States. Its decision to devote a retrospective to O'Keeffe reflected her influence and growing status.

This event is distinct from later retrospectives at other museums. The Art Institute of Chicago was important to her education, while the Whitney Museum and other institutions later presented her work. The 1946 MoMA exhibition is the landmark associated with her first major retrospective.