Which university did Georgia O'Keeffe attend in New York during 1914?

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Georgia O'Keeffe attended Columbia University in New York during 1914.

She studied at Columbia's Teachers College, where she worked with educator and artist Arthur Wesley Dow. Dow's ideas about composition, line, and harmony had a major effect on O'Keeffe's artistic development and encouraged her to think beyond literal representation.

O'Keeffe had already studied at the University of Virginia summer school and had taught art before arriving at Teachers College. Afterward, she taught in Texas and South Carolina, where she began making the abstract charcoal drawings that later attracted Alfred Stieglitz's attention.

The precise institution can cause confusion because O'Keeffe attended Teachers College, Columbia University, rather than studying in Columbia University's general undergraduate program. Teachers College is an affiliated graduate and professional school focused on education.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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