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Also known as Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Anna Robertson [a.k.a. Grandma Moses] Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses, Mrs. Thomas S. Moses

American painter (1860–1961)

Person · Open Library

Born
1860
Died
1961
Works
10

Top works

  • Grandma Moses, eine Lebensgeschichte in 40 Bildern
  • Seventh International Conference on 'Road Traffic Monitoring and Control'
  • A tribute to Grandma Moses
  • Lang Folk Art 2007 Wall Calendar
  • A Prayer In Spring

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Canada

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
262
Total plays
1,321

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Quotes

  • I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the different greens in the trees, but when I get ready to paint I just close my eyes and imagine a scene.
  • I'll get an inspiration and start painting; then I'll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it so people will know how we used to live.
  • Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
  • I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills, then the houses, then the cattle, and then the people.
  • A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.
  • If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

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Key facts

Born
Anna Mary Robertson , ( 1860-09-07 ) September 7, 1860, Greenwich, New York , U.S.
Died
December 13, 1961 (1961-12-13) (aged 101), Hoosick Falls, New York , U.S.
Known for
Painting, embroidery
Notable work
The Old Checkered Inn in Summer
Spouse
Thomas Salmon Moses ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1887 ; died 1927 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), popularly known as Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Moses gained popularity during the 1950s, having been featured on a cover of Time Magazine in 1953. She was a subject of numerous television programs and of a 1950 Oscar-nominated biographical documentary. Her autobiography, titled My Life's History, was published in 1952. She was also awarded two honorary doctoral degrees.

Moses was a live-in housekeeper for a total of 15 years, starting at age 12. An employer noticed her appreciation for their prints made by Currier and Ives, and they supplied her with drawing materials. Moses and her husband began their married life in Virginia, where they worked on farms. In 1905, they returned to the Northeastern United States and settled in Eagle Bridge, New York. They had ten children, five of whom survived infancy. She embroidered pictures with yarn, until disabled by arthritis.

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