Which school did Georgia O'Keeffe lead as head of the art department from 1916 to 1918?

Georgia O'Keeffe led the art department at West Texas State Normal College from 1916 to 1918.

O'Keeffe joined the faculty of West Texas State Normal College in Canyon, Texas, in 1916 and became head of its art department. The school trained teachers, and her position gave her both teaching responsibilities and room to develop her own experimental art.

During this Texas period, she produced a series of abstract charcoal drawings that departed sharply from conventional academic practice. These drawings later attracted Alfred Stieglitz's attention and helped lead to her first solo exhibition in New York.

The institution later changed its name and is now West Texas A&M University. Because the modern university name is more familiar, references to O'Keeffe's employment may use either the historical name or the institution's present identity. The historical answer is West Texas State Normal College.