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Mar 28, 2024 · Grandma Moses (born September 7, 1860, Greenwich, New York, U.S.—died December 13, 1961, Hoosick Falls) was an American folk painter who was internationally popular for her naive documentation of rural life in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Grandma Moses did not start painting until she was seventy-seven years old and looking for something to do “to keep busy and out of mischief” after her husband died. She painted nostalgic scenes of American life and sold them at country fairs alongside her prize-winning pickles.
Grandma Moses. American Painter. Born: September 7, 1860 - Greenwich, New York. Died: December 13, 1961 - Hoosick Falls, New York. Movements and Styles: Art Brut and Outsider Art.
Gandma Moses in the 21st Century, an exhibition of 87 of the most important works by Anna Mary Robertson“ Grandma” Moses, examines Moses’ artistic development; her place in the artworld at the nexus of folk art, fine art, and popular culture; and the phenomenon of her success.
Title: Belvedere. Artist: Grandma Moses (American, Greenwich, New York 1860–1961 Hoosick Falls, New York) Date: 1943. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on board. Dimensions: 21 × 25 in. (53.3 × 63.5 cm) Credit Line: Gift of the Maria and Conrad Janis Estate, 2024. Accession Number: 2024.72. The American Wing at The Met. Resources for Research.
Also known as. Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, (Grandma Moses) Date of birth. 1860. Date of death. 1961.
Grandma Moses passed away December 13, 1961, several months after her 101st birthday. Her death was the front page news all over the United States and across Europe.[1] Grandma Moses painting continue to captivate the modern world because their idyllic scenes of American life and their abstract artist values.
