In 1940, art-world icon Georgia OтАЩKeeffe bought a house in a mountain-rimmed New Mexico desert, planning to live there for six months every year. To manage her remote household while she paints, OтАЩKeeffe invited Maria ChabotтАУa young and na├пve would-be writerтАУto join her.
тАЛTheir tempestuous relationship endured throughout the chaotic years of WW2; the death of GeorgiaтАЩs domineering, philandering husband (famed photographer Alfred Stieglitz); and MariaтАЩs design and building of a remarkable adobe house and studio for the artist in the native village of AbiquiuтАФa generous gift from an exceptional friend.
An evocative story that explores the dimensions of friendship and the debts we incur to those who make our lives easier, Someone Always Nearby is based on research into a massive collection of over 700 letters, documents, media reports, and historical accounts.┬а Readers will be fascinated by this intimate, revealing portrait of the artistтАЩs daily life during her first decade at her New Mexico ranchтАУa mysterious, enigmatic OтАЩKeeffe that only one woman, Maria Chabot, ever fully knew.
Bonus ReaderтАЩs Guide. The story behind the story: research, sources and hyperlinked resources, curated extras, author commentary, questions and discussion topics. Available as a free, printable pdf download at www. https://susanalbert.com/someone-always-nearby/