Which New Mexico village contains the historic home and studio where Georgia O'Keeffe lived and worked?

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The historic Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio is in Abiquiú, New Mexico. O'Keeffe purchased the adobe house in 1945 and later restored it as a residence and working studio.

The property includes a famous courtyard wall and door that became recurring subjects in O'Keeffe’s paintings. She transformed architectural details and the surrounding landscape into carefully composed images, often reducing them to strong geometric shapes and limited colors.

O'Keeffe had already been visiting New Mexico for years before establishing herself there permanently. She spent part of her time at Ghost Ranch and part at the Abiquiú house. The two locations are close enough to be linked in biographies, but they are distinct places.

The home and studio are now preserved as a historic site and are administered by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Abiquiú is therefore the precise answer for the village, while Santa Fe is the nearby major city most associated with the museum and the artist’s death.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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