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Lecture Series The Museum presents lectures by the Scholars in Residence at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center. All lectures take place at the Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue. $5, Members free. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1039.

Wednesday, May 19, 7 pm Willa Cather's Gender and the American Southwest In this lecture, Greg Forter traces the social and psychological influences on Cather's gender development. He suggests that her teenage cross-dressing experiments reflected a conflicted identification with men that affected her aesthetic choices. Cather tried to claim authority for her writing by developing a "virile" poetics-a style of writing that she herself called "manly." But she also criticized this manly aesthetic and celebrated a more receptive, intuitive, and sensuous way of responding to the world. The American Southwest, and in particular the Pueblo Indians, became for her a way of reconciling these conflicting impulses.

Greg Forter is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. His first book, Murdering Masculinities, about American crime fiction, was published in 2000 by New York University Press.

Family Programs All Family Programs are free and begin at the Museum, 217 Johnson Street. Reservations suggested: 505.946.1007.

Saturday, May 22, 9:30-11:30 am Elements of Design: Shape and Shapes in Space Learn to identify basic geometric and organic shapes found in art compositions and the world around us. In this workshop, children and their adult family members will create a three-dimensional object by combining various shapes.

Exhibitions at the Education Annex Friday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 18 Opening Reception: Friday, May 14, 5-7:30 pm

Santa Fe High School Art Show Enjoy artwork of talented students at this exhibition, held in conjunction with Community Days on the Plaza and Santa Fe Public Schools Celebrate Youth Month. Exhibitions are on view at the Education Annex, 123 Grant Avenue.

Saturday, May 15, 10-4 pm. Monday-Tuesday, May 17-18, 9-5 pm.

Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place June 11, 2004 through September 12, 2004 The first exhibition to explore the importance of O'Keeffe's famous southwestern landscapes, which includes 50 paintings by the artist completed between 1929 and the early 1950s. Because the exhibition explores the sites O'Keeffe selected and how she rendered them in her paintings, it will also present striking photographs of 20 landscape configurations that inspired her paintings.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and Western Interiors and Design Present Lecture Series: An American West June, 28, July 5 and July 19, 2004

Western Interiors and Design, the new magazine devoted to design, architecture, and art in the American West, joins the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum to present An American West, a lecture series exploring different aspects of contemporary western culture. Topics will include: reconciling New Mexico's rich architectural heritage with modern perspectives; the legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe and the Santa Fe art world; and the evolving identity of the West in the world's eyes. The series will feature architects, designers, writers, and others, all of whom will conduct lively discussions of the issues and present insights into their own work in the region. The series of lectures will be held at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in downtown Santa Fe. Tickets are $8 and $10. For more information call 505.946.1039. Lensic box office 505.988.1234 www.tickets.com

Fourth Annual Artful House Tour Wednesday, August 11, 2004

In conjunction with the highly anticipated exhibition Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place, we're in the throes of planning for another sure-to-be-successful Artful House Tour. In its fourth consecutive year, the Artful House Tour has become an exciting not-to-be missed fundraiser, and this year you'll find a strong "sense of place" from touring spectacular Santa Fe homes, art collections, and gardens.

The day begins with a festive brunch at Las Campanas Santa Fe, followed by a well-tuned and choreographed tour of some of the most exclusive homes in Santa Fe. A cocktail reception at gallery owner Nedra Matteucci's extraordinary Canyon Road home tops off the day. The cocktail reception features the Artful House Tour Raffle drawing-always a big hit, with great chances of winning wonderful prizes.

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The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, which opened July 17, 1997, is dedicated to perpetuating the artistic legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe and to the study and interpretation of American Modernism (1890-present). The 13,000 square-foot Museum houses a permanent collection of more than 130 works by O'Keeffe. For visitors hours and exhibition information, call 505.946.1000 or visit our website, www.okeeffemuseum.org