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1、美国名人画家乔治娅欧姬芙Georgia0,Keeffeplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByCatyWeaver2004-9-11(THEME)VOICEONE:mGwenOuten.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellaboutoneofthegreatestpaintersofthetwentiethcentury,GeorgiaOKeeffe.(THEME)VOICEONE:Americahasproducedmanygreatpaint

2、ersinthepastone-hundredyears.GeorgiaOKeeffeisoneofthemostpopularandeasilyrecognizedartists.Peopledonotmistakeherworkforanyoneelse,s.Peoplecanimmediatelyidentifyherpaintingsofhuge,colorfulflowersorbonesindream-likedeserts.GeorgiaOKeeffesaidshedidnotknowhowshegottheideatobeanartist.But,shesaidztheidea

3、cameearly.Sherememberedannouncingwhenshewastwelveyearsoldthatsheplannedtobeanartist.VOICETWO:Georgiawasbornineighteeneightyseven,thesecondofsevenchildren.HerparentsweresuccessfulfarmersinthemiddlewesternstateofWisconsin.Georgiasmotheralsohadculturalinterests.ShemadesurethatGeorgiaandhersistersstudie

4、dartzinadditiontotheirusualschoolsubjects.BythetimeGeorgiawassixteen,theOKeeffefamilyhadmovedtoWilliamsburgzVirginia.AfterGeorgiafinishedschool,sheattendedtheArtInstituteofChicago,Illinois.Georgiawasespeciallypleasedwiththehelpshegotfromherteacher,JohnVanderpoel.ShelaterwrotethatJohnVanderpoelwasone

5、ofthefewrealteacherssheknew.VOICEONE:Innineteen-oh-sevenzOKeeffebeganayearattheArtStudentsLeagueinNewYorkCity.ThefamouspainterWilliamMerrittChasewasoneofherteachers.ChasehadagreatinfluenceonOKeeffesearlyartisticdevelopment.Shedescribedhimasfreshzfullofenergyandfierce.Sheseemedtounderstandandagreewit

6、hhisstyleofpainting.Then,innineteen-oh-eightzGeorgiaOKeeffelefttheworldoffineart.ShemovedbacktoChicagoandworkedintheadvertisingbusiness.Shedrewpicturesofproductstobesold.HerparentshadbeenstrugglingfinanciallyforsometimeinVirginia.Laterzhermotherbecamesickwithtuberculosis.Somearthistorianssuspectthes

7、ewerethemainreasonsGeorgiaOKeeffespentfouryearsinbusinessinsteadofcontinuingherstudies.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Innineteentwelve,OKeeffereturnedtoartschoolattheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville.ArtistandteacherArthurWesleyDowtaughtthatartshouldfillspaceinabeautifulway.Thistheoryinfluencedandchangedherwor

8、k.OKeefealsolearnedabouttheRussianpainterWassilyKandinsky.Hewantedartiststorepresenttheinnerspiritinouterthings.OKeeffeconsideredKandinsky1Swritingsatreasure.Shereadthemthroughoutherlife.VOICEONE:Innineteenfifteen,GeorgiaOKeeffedecidedthatmuchofwhatshehadbeentaughtinartschoolwasoflittlevalue.Shedeci

9、dedtohangrecentworkshehaddoneonthewallofherhome.Sheexamineditanddidnotfindherselfintheart.Shewrotethatshehadbeentaughttoworklikeothers.Shedecidedthenthatshewouldnotspendherlifedoingwhathadalreadybeendone.GeorgiaOKeeffebegantosearchforherownstyle.Sheusedonlycharcoal,theblackmaterialmadefromburnedwood

10、.Inherbookaboutherlife,shewrotethatshedecidedtolimitherselftocharcoaluntilshefoundshereallyneededcolortodowhatsheneededtodo.Shewrotethatsixmonthslatershefoundsheneededthecolorblue.SheuseditforawatercolorpaintingshecalledBlueLines.VOICETWO:GeorgiaOKeeffehadmetthefamousartcriticandphotographerAlfredSt

11、ieglitz(STEEG-Iits)athisNewYorkCitygalleryinnineteen-oh-eight.Theirfriendshipgrewastheywroteletterstoeachother.Innineteenfifteen,OKeeffetoldafriendthatshewantedherarttopleaseAlfredStieglitzmorethananyoneelse.ThatfriendshowedOKeeffescharcoaldrawingstoStieglitz.Stieglitzlikedherdrawingsenoughtoshowthe

12、minhisartgallery,calledTwoNinetyOne.VOICEONE:AlfredStieglitzwasamajorforcebehindshowsofGeorgiaOKeeffesworkforthenexttwenty-fiveyears.Herfirstindividualshowathisgallerywaswellreceived.Shesoldherfirstpieceatthatshowinnineteenseventeen.StieglitzbecameOKeeffesstrongestsupporter.Sevenyearslaterhebecamehe

13、rhusband.Hewastwenty-fouryearsolderthanhisnewwife.TherelationshipbetweenGeorgiaOKeeffeandAlfredStieglitzwasnotaneasyone.OKeeffeoncesaidthattoherhewasmuchmorewonderfulinhisworkthanasahumanbeing.Butzshealsosaidshelovedhimforwhatseemedclearandbrightandwonderful.Thetworemainedmarrieduntilhisdeathinninet

14、eenfortysix.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:GeorgiaOKeeffealsohadalongloverelationshipwiththesouthwesternpartoftheUnitedStates.Thedesertenvironmentwasthesubjectofmanyofherpaintings.OKeeffehadmovedtothestateofTexaswhenshewastwenty-five.Sheacceptedatwo-yearpositionassupervisorofartinthepublicschoolsofAmariIIozTexas.1

15、.ater,shetaughtinasmalltown.Shewroteaboutlongwalksonnarrowpathsinacanyonnearthattown.Thedangerousclimbsinandoutofthecanyonwerelikenothingshehadknownbefore.Shewrotethatmanypaintingscamefromexperienceslikethat.Inonesuchpainting,thecanyonisshownasahugedeepholeofmanycolors-redszorangesandyellows.Itlooks

16、asifitisonfire.Thecanyonfillsmostofthepicture.Asmallareaofblueskyinthedistancelendsadditionaldepthtothepicture.VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty,GeorgiaOKeeffebeganspendingmostofhersummersinthestateofNewMexico.Shecalleditthefaraway.Shepaintedbigpicturesofdesertflowersandthehighrockyhills.Shealsobegantopaintpicturesofthebonesshefoundduringwalksnearhersummerhome.Mostofherpaintingssh