Artist Georgia O'Keeffe was brought into this world on November 15,1887. O'Keeffe lived on a farm in Prairie, Wisconsin. Her parents were neighbors growing up and they were really good friends. Her father Calixtus O'Keeffe was Irish, and her mother Ida Totto was of Dutch and Hungarian heritage. Georgia had six siblings and she was the second of the seven children. O'Keeffe's mom was a doctor, she was very smart and wanted her kids to be very well educated. O'Keeffe was very interested in the natural world and had a an early interest in becoming an artist.
Her mother wanted her to be a great artist, so she signed her up for art lessons with a local artist. Art was very popular in O'Keeffe's family, as her two grandmothers and two sisters also
Her mother wanted her to be a great artist, so she signed her up for art lessons with a local artist. Art was very popular in O'Keeffe's family, as her two grandmothers and two sisters also