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Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860 –1961) PAINTER

Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860 –1961) PAINTER. “GRANDMA” MOSES. Born in Greenwich, NY Sept. 7, 1860; 1 of 10 children of farmers Marries farmer Thomas Moses in 1887; they have 10 children, 5 survive They move to Eagle Bridge, New York, where she lives the rest of her long life

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Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860 –1961) PAINTER

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  1. Grandma MosesAnna Mary Robertson Moses(1860 –1961)PAINTER

  2. “GRANDMA” MOSES • Born in Greenwich, NY Sept. 7, 1860; 1 of 10 children of farmers • Marries farmer Thomas Moses in 1887; they have 10 children, 5 survive • They move to Eagle Bridge, New York, where she lives the rest of her long life • She embroiders scenes in yarn until arthritis causes her to quit and take up painting at age 76 “Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be”

  3. “I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills then the houses, then the cattle and then the people.” • Starts by painting scenes from books or Currier & Ives prints • An art collector sees her work in a drugstore window: immediate success • Paints happy, “life in the country” images on cardboard • Paints from memory, backgrounds first, then adds people

  4. Some of her work is used on Hallmark cards • Prolific artist: 3600 canvasses in 30 years • Before she is famous, sells work for $2-3 per painting

  5. Sugaring Off (1943) Depicts making maple candy in winter Sold in 2006 for $1.2 million

  6. Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey (1943)

  7. GRANDMA MOSESprimitivist • In her paintings there is no despair, unhappiness or aging • On her 100th birthday in 1960, NY Gov. Nelson Rockefeller proclaims “Grandma Moses Day” • Lives near/friends with Norman Rockwell • Died Dec. 13, 1961 at Age 101 “If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens.”

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