Which museum hosted Georgia O'Keeffe's 1946 retrospective?

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The Museum of Modern Art hosted Georgia O'Keeffe's 1946 retrospective.

The exhibition made O'Keeffe the first woman to receive a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The museum presented the show in 1946, recognizing the importance of her paintings, drawings, and distinctive approach to modern American art.

A retrospective surveys an artist's career rather than focusing on one recent project. O'Keeffe's exhibition therefore helped establish a broad account of her development, from early abstractions and enlarged flower paintings to works inspired by New York and New Mexico.

The Museum of Modern Art is often abbreviated MoMA, but that abbreviation refers to the same institution named in the answer. The 1946 exhibition was a milestone for O'Keeffe and for the visibility of women artists in a major modern-art museum.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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