Grandma Moses
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.
Background
- Born in
- Greenwich
- Awards
- 🏆 candidate🏆 prize🏆 honorary doctorate🏆 lifetime achievement award
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"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."
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Timeline
1860
Born
Birth1961
Died
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