Grandma Moses, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Grandma Moses

American artist (1860-1961)

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1860

Place of Birth: Washington County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1961

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Grandma Moses

  • Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), known by her nickname Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist.
  • She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is often cited as an example of an individual who successfully began a career in the arts at an advanced age.
  • Her works have been shown and sold in the United States and abroad and have been marketed on greeting cards and other merchandise.
  • Moses' paintings are displayed in the collections of many museums.
  • Sugaring Off was sold for US$1.2 million in 2006. Moses appeared on magazine covers, television, and in a documentary of her life.
  • She wrote an autobiography (My Life's History), won numerous awards, and was awarded two honorary doctoral degrees. The New York Times said of her: "The simple realism, nostalgic atmosphere and luminous color with which Grandma Moses portrayed simple farm life and rural countryside won her a wide following.
  • She was able to capture the excitement of winter's first snow, Thanksgiving preparations and the new, young green of oncoming spring...
  • In person, Grandma Moses charmed wherever she went.
  • A tiny, lively woman with mischievous gray eyes and a quick wit, she could be sharp-tongued with a sycophant and stern with an errant grandchild."She was a live-in housekeeper for a total of 15 years, starting at 12 years of age.
  • One of her employers noticed her appreciation for their prints made by Currier and Ives, and they supplied her with art materials to create drawings.
  • 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.
  • The couple had ten children, five of whom survived infancy.
  • She expressed an interest in art throughout her life, including embroidery of pictures with yarn, until arthritis made this pursuit too painful.

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