Red and Orange Streak
| Red and Orange Streak | |
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| Artist | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| Year | 1919 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Subject | Lightning |
| Dimensions | 68.6 cm × 58.4 cm (27.0 in × 23.0 in) |
| Location | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
| Accession | 1987-70-3 |
| Website | Red and Orange Streak Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Red and Orange Streak is a 1919 painting by Georgia O'Keeffe.[1] She painted it in New York, after arriving there from Texas.[2] In a letter to a friend, O'Keeffe wrote: "the whole thing—lit up—first in one place—then in another with flashes of lightning—sometimes just sheet lightning—and sometimes sheet lightning with a sharp bright zigzag flashing across—I … sat on the fence for a long time—just looking at the lightning."[2]
References
- ^ Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Collections Object: Red and Orange Streak". www.philamuseum.org.
- ^ a b "Red and Orange Streak" (PDF). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 16 January 2017.