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Pineapples

GEORGIA IN HAWAII: WHEN GEORGIA O'KEEFEE PAINTED WHAT SHE PLEASED

Georgia in Hawaii
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Novesky
Author's First Name: 
Amy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Yuyi
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Morales
Publisher: 
HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Publication Date: 
2012

Lush Hawaiian rainforests, fuchsia skies, and huge flowers thrilled Georgia O’Keeffe in 1939 when she visited to paint pineapples on commission. After a disagreement with her employer, she found an unusual solution. Digital assembly of acrylics on paper creates soft-edged paintings reminiscent of O’Keeffe’s own style.

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