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One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: About America American Feel Going Like Love Necessary Saying Then Work

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I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at - not copy it.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: About Copy Create Equivalent Felt Had Looking

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Anyone who doesn't feel the crosses simply doesn't get that country.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Anyone Country Crosses Feel Get Simply Who

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I believe I would rather have Stieglitz like something - anything I had done - than anyone else I know.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Anything Believe Done Else Had Know Like Rather Something Than Would I Believe

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I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me - shapes and ideas so near to me - so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn't occurred to me to put them down.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Anyone Being Down Head Ideas Like Me Natural Near Occurred Put Shapes Taught Them Things Thinking Way

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Marks on paper are free - free speech - press - pictures all go together I suppose.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: Free Free Speech Go Marks Paper Pictures Press Speech Suppose Together

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I don't very much enjoy looking at paintings in general. I know too much about them. I take them apart.

~Georgia O'Keeffe

Topics: About Apart Enjoy General Know Looking Much Paintings Take Them Too Too Much Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: November 15th, 1887

Died: March 6th, 1986

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