The author most likely includes details about O'Keeffe's life just after she graduated from Chatham Institute to emphasize her creative and determined spirit. The excerpt indicates that despite receiving a scholarship and achieving some success, O'Keeffe felt bored and sought to create something different, highlighting her desire for innovation and individuality in her art.
Read the excerpt from "Georgia O'Keeffe: Modernist Pioneer."
After graduating, Georgia studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York. She began by painting still lifes and received a scholarship. In spite of this award, Georgia was bored. Her paintings were too much like other works of art. She wanted to make something different, although she didn’t yet know what it was.
Why does the author most likely include details about O'Keeffe's life just after she graduated from Chatham Institute?
to describe the time she decided to be an artist
to show why she decided to paint cityscapes
to emphasize her creative and determined spirit
to highlight the way she used her education
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