Through suffering, comes a new consciousness in man. America has been a haven for unity and freedom for decades. To achieve
this requires much loss and pain. The strive of the American culture for the attainment of such social luxuries is of great courage, will-power, faith and pride. During a time when the first World War had ended and the country was in a state of isolation, there were people within its borders that had an undying belief in what this country stood for. Though often overlooked and underappreciated in their time, artists had an advantage of using the suffering of the country and its industrial growth as a concentration for their bodies of work.
As the kinks of war were being worked out, and people were learning to move on with their lives, a woman by the name of Georgia O'Keefe , born in the rural countryside of Wisconsin was a teacher of art from 1907-1915 specializing in Charcoals. At this time in her life she was introduced to Stieglitz by a friend in New......
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