Georgia O'Keeffe painted skyscrapers despite being told to stop

In the 1920s, the American art world was dominated by a masculine vision of industrial progress. Alfred Stieglitz, a renowned photographer and Georgia O'Keeffe's husband, actively discouraged her from painting the New York City skyline. He believed that skyscrapers were a subject best left to male artists like John Marin and Arthur Dove, suggesting O'Keeffe should remain focused on the organic forms that had made her famous.