Collections: American Art: Ram's Head, White Hollyhock-Hills (Ram's Head and White Hollyhock, New Mexico)

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Ram's Head, White Hollyhock-Hills (Ram's Head and White Hollyhock, New Mexico)

I had looked out on the hills for weeks and painted them again and again—had climbed and ridden over them—so beautifully soft, so difficult. . . . I could see them—farther away—from my window in the rain. So I tried again. They seemed right with the Ram's Head. I don't remember where I picked up the head—or the hollyhock. Flowers were planted among the vegetables in the garden between the house and the hills and I probably picked the hollyhock one day as I walked past. My palntings sometimes grow by pieces from what's around.

—Georgia O'Keeffe
• Artist: Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887-1986
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Dates: 1935
• Dimensions: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.5 cm)
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Modern Life, 5th Floor
• Accession Number: 1992.11.28
• Credit Line: Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
• Image: Overall, 1992.11.28_reference_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986). Ram's Head, White Hollyhock-Hills (Ram's Head and White Hollyhock, New Mexico), 1935. Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 1992.11.28 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.11.28_reference_SL1.jpg)