Episode #86: Art Fact and Fiction: Are Georgia O'Keeffe's Paintings References to the Female Body? (S10E03)
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Geraniums - The Code of Georgia O'Keefe
Theories that georgia o'keefe's florals were sexual or anatomical metaphors have been around since the 19th century. By the thirties, she was vehemently denying their interpretation as anatomical stand ins. O'keefe had never intended it, and, frankly, she hated it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but so is meaning. We can do our best to help you to understand a work of art, but understanding isn't the same thing as meaning.
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