Grandma Moses was an American folk artist who began painting landscapes in her late 70s and achieved great success. Born in 1860, she worked as a farmer and housewife for most of her life until arthritis made needlework difficult. She took up painting using house paint on kitchen tables, creating simple scenes of rural life. Her paintings sold for modest prices at first but later fetched thousands due to their charm and portrayal of American values. Grandma Moses painted into her 100s, becoming a national celebrity and inspiration for senior citizen artists.
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3. Who is Grandma Moses?
• Anna Mary Robertson was the third child born into the Robertson family in 1860. Her parents
were farmers raising a brood of ten children. Money was scarce and when Anna was 12 she
became a hired girl to help another family. Her schooling was limited. When it was cold in the
winter little girls did not attend school very often, but when she was working as a hired girl she
was allowed to attend school with her employer's children.
She worked hard all the time she was growing up, then when she was in her 20's she married a
man named Thomas Salmon Moses who was also a hired worker. The couple moved to Virginia
where they rented farms and worked the land. Ten children were born to them, but five of
them died when they were babies. Eventually they returned to New York state and bought a
farm.
At this time she was called Mother Moses. She could do many things and enjoyed doing
needlework such as sewing and embroidering. With needle and thread she would make pictures
on the fabric, but she had arthritis and it hurt her hands to push the needle through the
material. When she was in her late seventies she decided to take up painting which was easier
on her hands than needlework. Her first painting was made using housepaint.
Her art might be classified as folk art which is self-taught art. A folk artist doesn't go to school to
learn how to paint or study with another artist. Grandma Moses fits this category of artists.
Sometimes it is called "primitive" art. Many of these artists began painting when they were
senior citizens. Grandma Moses was in her 70's before she began to paint seriously. Sometimes
she added glitter to snow scenes, contrary to what many considered artistic.
She painted simple pictures, scenes of family, church, and community extolling the virtues of
honesty and hard work which made America great. She was an excellent example of these
virtues. She painted many pictures of the Hoosick Valley in all seasons. One view of the valley
called Hoosick Valley (From the Window) was the view she saw as she looked from her window.
(Go to the link and scroll down) White curains frame the scene. She didn't use an easel, but
painted at an old kitchen table she had put in a utility room. This was her studio.
4. • She viewed her art as something she enjoyed doing and it provided some extra
money. She couldn't fathom why people paid such high prices for her pictures. By
the time she was 80 years old, many people had heard of "Grandma Moses" and
had seen her paintings. Paintings which she first sold for about $5 later were sold
for $8,000 to $10,000.
She appeared on the Edward R. Murrow television show and showed people how
to paint a picture. She enjoyed phenomenal success. She was honored by
presidents and governors. Several books have been written about her. A
"Grandma Moses Day" was proclaimed in New York. Her picture appeared on the
cover of Time magazine in 1953.
She painted many pictures during her lifetime. Though she was a religious person
she did not do religious paintings. When she was 100 years old she painted
illustrations for "Twas the Night Before Christmas". She died at age 101.