Which Wisconsin town is identified as Georgia O'Keeffe's birthplace?

Georgia O'Keeffe's birthplace is identified as Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She was born on a farm near the town in 1887, the second child of Francis Calyxtus O'Keeffe and Ida Totto O'Keeffe.

Sun Prairie was a rural setting, far from the New York art world where O'Keeffe later became famous. Her upbringing in Wisconsin exposed her to the landscapes and open spaces that remained important visual references throughout her life.

The wording “near Sun Prairie” matters: O'Keeffe was born on her family's farm rather than in a city hospital or an urban studio. She later lived and worked in several major places, including Chicago, New York, Lake George, and northern New Mexico.

O'Keeffe's connection with New Mexico became especially strong after her first visit in 1917. Even so, her documented birthplace remains in Wisconsin, and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum preserves the story of her early life and artistic development.