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Anna Mary Robertson, 'Grandma Moses', was an American folk artist, remembered and celebrated specially because she was able to start and have a successful career as a painter despite her advanced age. It's reported that she started painting because she started developing Arthritis when she turned 76 years old, being an avid embroiderer, it became more and more difficult to her to manage the thread and needle, so one of her friends suggested her to start painting instead.
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What style is Grandma Moses' paintings?
She was a Naive artist, meaning that she had not learnt from an art school or the like.
What is Grandma Moses' style?
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (more commonly known as Grandma Moses) was an American Folk Artist.
How many children did Grandma Moses have?
10
Where did Grandma Moses live?
Grandma Moses was born in Greenwich, NY and grew up on a family farm there. Then she married Thomas Moses and moved to Virginia where she had 10 children five of who died at childbirth. She then resettled in Eagle Bridge, NY where she did her first painting. Her house called Mt. Nebo and farm are still there on Grandma Moses Rd. and are owned by Will Moses.
Did grandma Moses have a edacation?
I do not think she had much education.
What influenced Grandma Moses?
art classes and her dad.
What style is Grandma Moses' paintings?
She was a Naive artist, meaning that she had not learnt from an art school or the like.
Who was the grand old lady of American art?
Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson.
Was Grandma Moses Educated?
No. Grandma Moses was not educated.
Who did the actual painting of Grandma Moses?
Grandma Moses did, who else?
What was grandma moses known for?
what is Grandma Moses known for today
Where did Grandma Moses live as an adult?
where did grandma moses live at as an adult
Were grandma Moses parents poor?
where grandma moses parents poor
What is Grandma Moses's birthday?
Grandma Moses was born on September 7, 1860.
What medium was used in grandma moses painting "waiting for chritmas"?
Waiting for Christmas' was created in 1960 by Grandma Moses in Naïve Art (Primitivism) style. Find more prominent pieces of genre painting at Wikiart.org ...
What actors and actresses appeared in Grandma Moses - 1950?
The cast of Grandma Moses - 1950 includes: Archibald Macleish as Narrator Grandma Moses as herself
How much art did Grandma Moses make?
over 1000 paintings between her 70s and her death at age 101
