Trained as a teacher and nurse, Ida O'Keeffe attempted to launch her art career at the height of the Great Depression. Although she exhibited frequently and remained aware of current art trends, she was unable to establish long-term gallery representation and repeatedly relocated for temporary jobs. Ida's artistic ambitions never earned the support or encouragement of Georgia O'Keeffe.

While the O'Keeffe family was never close, for many years the two oldest sisters, Georgia and Ida, held one another in high regard. Although they shared common interests, Ida O'Keeffe was sociable, playful, aond without guile—a foil to her elder sister's introversion. In the 1920s, Ida spent several happy vacations at The Hill, the seasonal home of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz on Lake George in upstate New York.

This boldly modern tea ball and stand by designer Ilonka Karasz is composed of repeated conical elements upon a cruciform base.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

This coffee and tea service is dramatically styled of sinuous forms that resonate with the influence of French art nouveau design in the last years of the 19th century. The individual pieces are bulbous and full, dominated by fluted lines that vaguely echo natural elements such as fish fins and seashells.

Displayed as the focus of the Tiffany & Co. exhibit at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, this lavish centerpiece was part of a service containing more than two hundred works in a related pattern.