Article Excerpt By Angela K. Brown,
Associated Press Writer

FORT WORTH — The elegant Georgia O'Keeffe is known for her large-scale paintings of vibrant flowers and trees, but inspiration for her other works came during many rustic camping trips out West. That little-known side of O'Keeffe is the focus of a new exhibit at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. It features some never-before-displayed art, photographs, clothing and camping gear — including her tent, sleeping bag, lanterns and cooking utensils — from her time in New Mexico in the 1940s.

"She appreciated nature and felt she had to be close to nature to capture it," said museum curator Tricia Taylor Dixon. "We wanted to show her as a person, a woman and a nature lover, and not just the iconic, distant artist as she was known by most people."

The "Georgia O'Keeffe and the Faraway: Nature and Image" exhibit opens Friday and runs through Sept. 6 at the museum in Fort Worth.

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