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How to see more and care less: The art of Georgia O'Keeffe - Iseult Gillespie

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Feeling disconnected from creating art within classical conventions, artist Georgia O’Keeffe began experimenting with abstract drawings that defied easy classification. Using the shapes and rhythms of nature to capture her internal world, these experiments became the cornerstone of the movement known as American Modernism. Iseult Gillespie explores the works of the elusive painter and sculptor.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Iseult Gillespie
Director
Lisa LaBracio
Narrator
Christina Greer
Animator
Lisa LaBracio
Music
M. Tomihisa
Sound Designer
M. Tomihisa
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Fact-Checker
Alejandra Vasquez

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