A Brief History
On December 13, 1961, renowned American painter known as Grandma Moses died at the age of 101. Anna Moses began painting seriously at the age of 78, and became a celebrity in the 1950s, appearing in magazines and on television.
Digging Deeper
Moses was the inspiration for the “Granny Moses” character on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show and was honored with a US postage stamp.
Some other notable American artists that contend for the title as “Greatest” include:
Mary Cassatt, impressionist painter and printmaker.
Georgia O’Keefe, suspected of including vagina references in her works.
Jackson Pollock, unconventional artist of abstract works.
Frederic Remington, who captured the essence of the West.
Norman Rockwell, known for magazine covers.
Gilbert Stuart, painter of George Washington.
Andy Warhol, known as “The Pope of Pop” art.
James Whistler, painter of Whistler’s Mother.
and Grant Wood of American Gothic fame.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Ketchum, William Jr. Grandma Moses: An American Original. New Line Books, 1998.
Mancoff, Debra. 50 American Artists You Should Know. Prestel, 2010,
The featured image in this article, a photograph by Mark Kozlowski of the Grandma Moses gravesite that shows a dual-view of the Moses family memorial and her grave marker, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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