O ?Keeffe, Stieglitz and the critics, 1916-1929 is the first analysis of the reaction to Georgia O ?Keeffe ?s art during one of the most dynamic periods in her personal and professional life. Barbara Lynes describes how Stieglitz and O ?Keeffe tried to orchestrate the critical responses to misreading, in spite of his faith in and commitment to her. This book illuminates how and shows how the painter became cloaked in a powerful myth about the nature of women, women artists, and, more generally, women professionals. Lynes includes rarely seen Stieglitz photographs and reprints of ninety reviews of O ?Keeffe ?s work. ? Back cover.