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What job did Georgia O’Keeffe take after she stopped pursuing painting for a time?

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Alfred Stieglitz: photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe — Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe, photograph by Alfred Stieglitz, 1922.

Before she became a renowned painter, Georgia O’Keeffe briefly stopped pursuing painting because she felt she would not distinguish herself within the tradition of imitative realism. During this time, she worked in Chicago as a commercial artist.1