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Grandma Moses
American painter (1860–1961)
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Grandma Moses | |
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Moses, c. 1950 | |
| Born | Anna Mary Robertson (1860-09-07)September 7, 1860 Greenwich, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 1961(1961-12-13) (aged 101) Hoosick Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Known for | Painting, embroidery |
| Notable work | The Old Checkered Inn in Summer |
| Spouse | Thomas Salmon Moses (m. 1887; died 1927) |
| Children | 10 |
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), or Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist.
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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.
She was a subject of numerous television programs and of a 1950 Oscar-nominated biographical documentary.
