| Timeline |
| 1887 |
Born 15 November in Wisconsin |
| 1905 |
Studies at the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 1907 |
Studies at the Art Students League, New York |
| 1908 |
Abandons painting to pursue career as commercial artist |
| 1908 |
Wins the League's William Merritt Chase still-life prize for her oil painting Untitled (Dead Rabbit with Copper Pot) |
| 1914 |
Takes courses at Teachers College |
| 1915 |
Teaches art at Columbia College in South Carolina |
| 1916 |
Meets Alfred Stieglitz, he supports her work through exhibitions at his gallery, and financially |
| 1924 |
Marries Alfred Stieglitz |
| 1929 |
First summer spent in New Mexico |
| 1946 |
Steiglitz dies |
| 1949 |
Elected to National Institute of Arts and Letters |
| 1949 |
Moves permanently to New Mexico |
| 1953 |
First trip to Europe |
| 1962 |
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| 1970 |
Receives National Institute of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Painting |
| 1977 |
Receives Medal of Freedom from President Gerald Ford |
| 1978 |
Failing eyesight forces her to abandon painting, she begins working in clay |
| 1984 |
Health begins to fail |
| 1985 |
Awarded National Medal of Arts by President Ronald Reagan |
| 1986 |
Dies 6 March in Sante Fe |
