Which New Mexico city did Georgia O'Keeffe make her principal home from 1949?

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Georgia O'Keeffe made Abiquiú her principal New Mexico home from 1949.

After restoring the abandoned hacienda she acquired in 1945, O'Keeffe moved into the Abiquiú house in 1949. The property became both a residence and studio, giving her direct access to the landscape, architecture, and objects that shaped her later paintings. She had previously spent substantial time at Ghost Ranch, another northern New Mexico location associated with her work.

The wording matters because Abiquiú is a village rather than a city, and it is often confused with Santa Fe. O'Keeffe died in Santa Fe in 1986, but Santa Fe was not the principal location of her home and studio. Her Abiquiú property is especially famous for its courtyard wall and door, which she painted in several works. The home is now preserved and interpreted by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum as part of her artistic legacy.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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