Which New York skyscraper inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's Radiator Building paintings?

The Radiator Building inspired Georgia O'Keeffe's Radiator Building paintings.

The building was the American Radiator Building, designed by Raymond Hood and André Fouilhoux and completed in Manhattan in 1924. Its dark facade and glowing golden ornament made it a striking subject in the New York skyline.

O'Keeffe painted the building in 1927, transforming its architecture into a bold arrangement of vertical forms, color, and light. Her image was not a neutral architectural record; it reflects her interest in the drama and abstraction of the modern city.

O'Keeffe is often associated primarily with flowers and New Mexico, but New York skyscrapers were an important part of her earlier career. The American Radiator Building was later known as the Bryant Park Hotel and is now called the Radiator Building.