Curriculum Materials: Art in America Image 18 Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) City Night 1926 Oil on canvas 48 x 30 inches Gift of the Regis Corporation, W. John Driscoll, and the Beim Foundation; the Larsen Fund; and by public subscription 80.28 City Night About the Artist ~ About this Object ~ Skyscrapers ~ Look Questions ~ Think Questions Key Points Georgia O'Keeffe was one of the earliest ABSTRACT painters in the United States. In City Night O'Keeffe reduced skyscrapers to their most essential abstract elements - straight lines and broad surfaces. The simplified forms of City Night represent O'Keeffe's impressions of New York City at night more than its exact appearance. To the Teacher ~ Introduction ~ Timeline ~ Artwork Index ~ Categories for Comparison ~ Glossary ~ How to Order ~ Your Comments