[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  GEORGIA O'KEEFFE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, today, on the historic plaza in 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, the United States Postal Service will unveil the 
Georgia O'Keeffe ``Red Poppy'' Commemorative Stamp. This stamp is a 
culmination of the work of many people to bring special recognition to 
the artist who is considered one of the foremost American artists of 
the 20th Century.
  Although a native of Wisconsin, Miss O'Keeffe has been closely 
identified with New Mexico for nearly 70 years through her life and 
work. We are exceptionally proud of the fact that her love of our 
landscape was so wonderfully realized in her paintings.
  Miss O'Keeffe found endless fascination in the bleached bones that 
dot the New Mexico deserts. The intense colors of common flowers, the 
vastness of the sky and the shape of the hills all were sources of 
profound inspiration. Her art expressed her vision. Because of her 
work, we can have a glimpse of what she saw.
  When Georgia O'Keeffe died in Santa Fe on March 6, 1986, her work 
remained as a lasting testament to her talent and grace. She, like her 
work, was an American original, and I am very glad that the U.S. Postal 
Service has chosen to honor her in this way.

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