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     They were all in paintings made by Georgia O’keeffe. She was one of the most famous artists in New Mexico. New Mexico is home to the Taos Art Colony. It began in 1898. Artist were drawn to Taos because Of Mabel Dodge Luhan who owned very important galleries invited many artists to stay with her. Also, the beautiful landscape attracted many European artists. Many stayed and the Colony grew. Georgia O’keeffe was one of them. She was born in November 15, 1887 at Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and died in March 6, 1986 at Santa Fe, New Mexico. She came to New Mexico in 1929. She lived to be 98 years old. She mostly made paintings of shells, flowers, or skulls from New Mexico. She used vibrant palette of colors which was one of the qualities of the Taos Colony. Georgia O’keeffe is still an Idol for many artists.