Personal Reflections on O’Keeffe from Carol Merrill
Carol Merrill met Georgia O’Keeffe in the summer of 1973. For the following seven years she served O’Keeffe as librarian, secretary, cook, nurse, companion, confidante, reader, and caregiver. In this presentation, Merrill shares stories of her time spent with O’Keeffe.
Merrill is the author of Weekends with O’Keeffe and O’Keeffe: Days in a Life.
This lecture was recorded on April 7, 2021 as part of the Mornings with O’Keeffe series.
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