GRANDMA MOSES in the 21st Century.

From: Arts & Activities | Date: March 1, 2001| Author: Johnson, Mark M. | Copyright information

Everyone has heard of "Grandma" Moses, one of America's most heralded untrained painters, and practically a national folk hero. The moniker "grandma" was given to her and seemed more than appropriate, as she picked up the brush in her 70s, having never had a formal art lesson.

Moses embarked on a new career at an age when most people have long since retired, and in 1940, at age 80, she was given her first one-woman show. For two decades, she continued to create in her wo...

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