O'Keefe and Stieglitz: An Amerian Roman

by Benita Eisler

Book Overview

Almost 24 years his junior, Georgia O'Keeffe became for Alfred Stieglitz a near icon of American art--as well as his wife. In a marvelous, multileveled biography, Benita Eisler traces the epic and stormy relationship of these incomparable artists, from their consuming ambition to their sexual experimentation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385261225
• ISBN13: 9780385261227
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Nan A. Talese
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating study of two complex and gifted personalities

An amazing insight into the lives of two of America's great artists of this century. Thanks to the fine research of the author and the fact that so many important people in the lives of O'Keeffe and Stieglitz corresponded by letter and, more importantly, saved the letters, we are able to share many moments in their personal and professional lives in NYC, at Lake George and in New Mexico. Their psychological development over time and the effect of that on their work and their relationship is fairly mind boggling. One problem, the author never really explains what it is about Stieglitz that makes O'Keeffe love him and keeps her tied to him.

This book is astounding

I got this book as a gift. It is a little intimidating in size but is a fascinating look at the extraordinary flawed lives of these two individuals. It sounds cliche but it is very hard to put down. In part I think it has such an "inside" nature to it due to the prolific letter writers involved. Everyone wrote, and luckily seemed to save all their correspondence. The look at the New York Art world in the 1920's is such a bonus. A great book!