Read the excerpt from "georgia o'keeffe: modernist pioneer." after graduating, georgia studied at the art institute of chicago and the art students league in new york. she began by painting still lifes and received a scholarship. in spite of this award, georgia was bored. her paintings were too much like other works of art. she wanted to make something different, although she didn’t yet know what it was. why does the author most likely include details about o'keeffe's life just after she graduated from chatham institute? to describe the time she decided to be an artist to show why she decided to paint cityscapes to emphasize her creative and determined spirit to highlight the way she used her education