The offer came at a critical time in O'Keeffe's life: she was 51, and her career seemed to be stalling (critics were calling her focus on New Mexico limited, and branding her desert images "a kind of mass production").
Das Angebot kam zu einem kritischen Zeitpunkt in O’Keeffes Leben: Sie war 51, und ihre Karriere schien zu stagnieren (Kritiker hielten ihren Focus auf New Mexico für zu eingeschränkt).