Which Hawaii-based company commissioned Georgia O'Keeffe to paint tropical plants in 1939?

The Hawaiian Pineapple Company commissioned Georgia O'Keeffe to paint tropical plants in 1939.

The company, later known as the Dole Food Company, invited O'Keeffe to Hawaii for a commercial art project. She traveled there for about nine weeks and produced paintings of flowers, plants, and landscapes. The commission included imagery connected with pineapple production, although O'Keeffe's finished Hawaiian works were not limited to the fruit.

The later corporate name can create confusion: the commissioning company was called Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1939, not Dole Food Company. O'Keeffe's Hawaii paintings broadened her subject matter while retaining her characteristic attention to enlarged natural forms and strong contours.