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Mary Robertson. Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary Robertson’s oeuvre focuses on an area she knows intimately—Northern California's Russian River, where she has been painting for over 25 years.
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- Who Was Grandma Moses?
- Farmer, Wife and Mother
- Acclaimed Folk Artist
- Death and Legacy
Grandma Moses was an American artist who spent decades living the rural, agricultural life that she would later feature in her paintings. She only began devoting herself to art when she was in her seventies. In 1938, an art collector discovered her work. Completely self-taught, Moses soon became famous for her images of country life.
Born Anna Mary Robertson on September 7, 1860, in Greenwich, New York, Grandma Moses was one of the most famous folk artists of the twentieth century. She grew up as one of ten children on her parents' farm. Leaving home at age 12, Moses went to work as a hired girl for a nearby farm. She married Thomas Moses in 1887, and the pair settled in Virgin...
By the mid-1930s, Moses, then in her seventies, devoted most of her time to painting. Her first big break came in 1938. She had some of her works hanging in a local store, and an art collector named Louis J. Caldor saw them and bought them all. The following year, Moses had some of her paintings shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in...
To celebrate her 100th birthday, New York governor Nelson Rockefeller declared September 7, 1960, as “Grandma Moses Day.” He repeated the honor the following year to mark the artist turning 101. By this time, however, Moses was in ill health. She passed away on December 13, 1961, in a medical center in Hoosick Falls, New York. During her career, Mo...
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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.
Artists. 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.
Biography. Anna Mary Robertson Moses grew up on a farm in upstate New York, where she worked as a hired girl, helping neighbors and relatives with cleaning, cooking, and sewing. Her father encouraged her to draw on old newsprint, and she used berry and grape juices to brighten her images.
