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At various intervals between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O''Keeffe (18871986) completed seventeen drawings and paintings of katsina tithu (kachina dolls), the painted-wood representations of spirit beings carved by Native American artist -- especially Hopi and Zuni -- that have long played an important role in Pueblo and Hopi ceremonialism. O''Keeffe never explained how or why she became interested in these Native American carvings. Because she gave generic titles to her paintings of them except those works depicting Kokopelli, she may not have been aware of their specific names, meaning, or functions. But the artist always took inspiration from her immediate environment, whether working abstractly or representationally, often seeking subjects that conveyed her feelings for or experiences of specific places; her depictions of Native American spirit beings were no exception. As she later pointed out, My pictures are my statement of a personal experience. The book, which accompanies a touring

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      Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9780890135471, 978-0890135471
      ISBN10: 890135479
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      Book Synopsis
      At various intervals between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O''Keeffe (18871986) completed seventeen drawings and paintings of katsina tithu (kachina dolls), the painted-wood representations of spirit beings carved by Native American artist -- especially Hopi and Zuni -- that have long played an important role in Pueblo and Hopi ceremonialism. O''Keeffe never explained how or why she became interested in these Native American carvings. Because she gave generic titles to her paintings of them except those works depicting Kokopelli, she may not have been aware of their specific names, meaning, or functions. But the artist always took inspiration from her immediate environment, whether working abstractly or representationally, often seeking subjects that conveyed her feelings for or experiences of specific places; her depictions of Native American spirit beings were no exception. As she later pointed out, My pictures are my statement of a personal experience. The book, which accompanies a touring

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