Grandma Moses
American · 1860–1961 · Painter, Illustrator
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… (Wikipedia)
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Sugaring OffBonhams · $381,500≈ £290,357≈ €329,163Sign up to see
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May, Making Soap, Washing SheepBonhams · $113,775≈ £100,304≈ €114,855Sign up to see
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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 rose to fame in the 1950s. She was the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary in 1950, published her autobiography in 1952, and was on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
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Also known as Anna Mary Robertson, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses, (Grandma Moses), Anna Robertson [a.k.a. Grandma Moses] Moses, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses), Moses, Mōzesu and 1 other name form
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — DAR Museum
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