{"id":3475,"date":"2012-04-17T12:46:24","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artcorner.com\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2012-04-17T12:46:24","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:46:24","slug":"georgia-okeeffe-and-the-history-of-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/georgia-okeeffe-and-the-history-of-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia O\u2019Keeffe and The History of Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.” \u2013 Georgia O’Keeffe<\/a><\/p>\n

\"O'Keeffe<\/a>Earth Day embodies Georgia O\u2019Keeffe\u2019s<\/a> prophetic quote. How could she know upon uttering those words that the Earth Day movement birthed on April 22, 1970, generations would move to protest the horrors done to the Earth while raising the rallying cry \u2013 and acting \u2013 to protect it.<\/p>\n

Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson \u2013 who was a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin at the time \u2013 had the idea after witnessing the destruction the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill had on the land and the ocean. The time was right and the country\u2019s mindset was ripe to reap the heightened awareness of pollution \u2013 and environmental protection.<\/p>\n

On that very first Earth Day 42 years ago, an astounding 20 million Americans came out to attend events and rallies in streets, parks, universities and other venues in support of creating a healthy and lasting environment for generations to come.<\/p>\n

The first Earth Day led to the creation of the EPA (the Environmental Protection Agency), and the passage of the trifecta of protection acts: The Clean Air Act, The Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n

Georgia O’Keeffe<\/a> (November 18, 1887 \u2013 March 6, 1986) was one of America\u2019s finest painters. In the early part of her career, O\u2019Keeffe was known for her paintings of flowers such as Oriental Poppies, Black and Purple Petunias,<\/a> and her New Mexico landscapes.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Keeffe visited New Mexico several times throughout her life, and in 1946 after her husband famous photographer and gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz passed away, she moved to the Land of Enchantment permanently.<\/p>\n

While at the 21,000 acre Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico (65 miles northwest of Santa Fe), O’Keeffe forged a deeply personal and spiritual connection to the landscape. Ghost Ranch (or El Rancho de los Brujos) was named for the whispers of ghosts, haunting from evil spirits and the legends of many hangings on the land.<\/p>\n

Georgia O\u2019Keeffe<\/a> had no such qualms of ghosts or otherwise otherworldly happenings. However, O’Keeffe’s cow skull design is Ghost Ranch\u2019s official logo. Her creation through inspiration was unmatched, and her paintings of the striking colors and big sky of the high desert were unmatched.<\/p>\n

Was she an ecofeminist? Perhaps. An educated answer would be “Yes.” How could she not be? Her brilliant flowers and vibrant landscapes are all the proof required \u2013 a reminder that Earth Day is as relevant now \u2013 if not more so \u2013 than it was that first time 42 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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