Correct Position Topic Sentence: Georgia O'Keeffe , the American painter, spent a lifetime learning and exploring art After charcoal, O'Keeffe, now a professional artist in New York, began painting close-ups of silky, bright flowers . Early in her career as an art student in Chicago, O'Keeffe used rough charcoal on smooth white paper for her drawings At the end of her career 1984 , O'Keeffe was a widely recognized artist whose work remains internationally known and renowned . All in all, O'Keeffe's works from all of her artistic stages show an artist who was willing to explore new mediums How does

The correct position for the topic sentence in this paragraph is at the beginning. The topic sentence should introduce the main idea or theme of the paragraph, which in this case is about Georgia O'Keeffe's lifelong journey of learning and exploring art.

So, the correct placement for the topic sentence would be:

"Georgia O'Keeffe, the American painter, spent a lifetime learning and exploring art."

This sets the stage for the rest of the paragraph, which then provides supporting details and examples of O'Keeffe's artistic development and exploration throughout her career.