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Georgia O'Keeffe
No. 21 – Special, 1916–1917
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Georgia O'Keeffe
No. 21 – Special, 1916–1917
Oil on board, 13 3/8 x 16 1/8 inches
CR No. 155
Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of the Georgia O’Keeffe Estate, 1993 (1993.51.1)
Oil on board, 13 3/8 x 16 1/8 inches
Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of the Georgia O’Keeffe Estate, 1993 (1993.51.1)
CR No. 155

A canyon runs between large, glowing yellow hills with blue ridges. A procession of circular forms lines the bottom of the canyon, winding through the landscape. Red and yellow clouds edged with blue float over the landscape.

CR No. 155

Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

No. 21 – Special

Source of title: backing inscription 1.

Alternate Title (1999 Catalogue Raisonné)

Special No. 21

Source of title: Abiquiú Notebooks after 1977.

Alternate Title

Palo Duro Canyon

Source of title: New Mexico Museum of Art.

Selected Exhibition Titles

Special XXI (Palo Duro Canyon)
Inaugural Exhibition, 1997, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum (Santa Fe)

General Remarks

Not recorded Whitney Archive, Downtown Gallery Archive. Abiquiú Notebooks notes backing inscriptions. Backing inscription 1 and Abiquiú Notebooks date 1916. Completed after August move to Texas. Pictured in 1917 New York (291) Stieglitz installation photograph, see Appendix III, figure 10. See cat. nos. 135–54, 156–62. (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Inscriptions

Backing: 1. "From 2nd 291 Exhibition / No 21 – 1916 – / Special" (graphite) 2. OK {5star} (graphite) (Source: Lynes, 1999)

Technique

Oil Painting

Materials

Oil on board

Estate of the artist, 1986
(Source: Lynes, 1999)

Credits & Rights

© New Mexico Museum of Art

Administrative Information

Version History

Core fields last updated 5/5/2026

Last verified by current collection Sep 22 2025

Source System ID

8314

Other IDs

155, Catalogue Raisonné