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Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses by Georgia O’Keeffe
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Georgia O’Keeffe collected this cow’s skull in New Mexico during the summer of 1930, when a drought had devasted the Southwest, and many animal skeletons could be found in the desert. She was captivated by the stark elegance of the bones and shipped some back to New York so she could paint them the following year. She noted, “To me they are as beautiful as anything I know… .
