Georgia Farm
Mattie Lou O'Kelley
American, 1908–1997
Details
Title
Georgia Farm
Artist/Maker
Mattie Lou O'Kelley (American, 1908–1997)
Date
1991
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
23 3/8 x 31 3/8 inches
Credit
T. Marshall Hahn Collection
Accession #
1996.184
Location
Currently not on view
Simple joys fill Georgia Farm, an image of abundance and fertility on a prosperous farm. O’Kelley personalized scenes such as this with her use of idiosyncratic color applied in small dabs. The resulting texture is reminiscent of needlework, especially in areas of repetitive patterning such as the ranks of turquoise crops. She distorted perspective so that space is flattened, creating remarkable planar arrangements of color and design.
Image Copyright
© (c) Mattie Lou O'Kelley Memorial Trust