Grandma Moses
American painter (1860-1961) · United States · Artists · Died at 101
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Something wrong?Anna Mary Robertson Moses, 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.
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Anna Mary Robertson in the 1860s![Wedding pendant photos taken in 1887 of Anna Mary and Thomas Moses[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Grandma_Moses_wedding_pendant_photos_in_1887%2C_MLH%2C_grandmamosesmyli00mose_0071.jpg/500px-Grandma_Moses_wedding_pendant_photos_in_1887%2C_MLH%2C_grandmamosesmyli00mose_0071.jpg)
Wedding pendant photos taken in 1887 of Anna Mary and Thomas Moses[6]
Anna Mary Robertson Moses with two of her children
Fireboard decorated by Moses in 1918
"Mount Nebo", Moses' house in Eagle Bridge, New York from 1905 until her death
1953 photo of Moses donating her painting Battle of Bennington to Mrs. George Kuhner who accepts it for DAR
The 1969 U.S. postage stamp honoring Grandma Moses. It shows a detail of her painting July Fourth, which the White House owns.Awards
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Anna Mary Robertson Moses, 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.
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