In 1933, American architect Frank Lloyd Wright invited Georgia O’Keeffe to become the master artist at the newly formed Taliesin Fellowship near Spring Green, Wisconsin. “Looking for you,” he wrote, “as the great American Painter to join forces with me.” O’Keeffe was flattered by the offer but ultimately turned him down. Wright’s initial letter spurred a decades-long friendship that lasted until the architect’s death in 1959. Operating in two very different creative worlds, Wright and O’Keeffe were nevertheless adept at applying ideas from the other’s field to their own work. 

In conjunction with the release of Through the Long Desert: Georgia O’Keeffe and Frank Lloyd Wright (Rizzoli, September 2025), this talk explores the stories that didn’t make it to the final manuscript, exploring Wright and O’Keeffe’s relationship, and the network of mutual friends who connected them in multifarious ways to a broader universe of American modern art and architecture. 

This event is virtual and free to attend.

Please register in advance. Reach email contact@gokm.org or call 505-496-1000 for assistance with event registration.

Can’t make the talk? This program will be recorded and posted on the GOKM website and YouTube Channel.