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Moses, Grandma
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Moses, Grandma (1860–1961), name given to the American painter Anna Mary Robertson
Moses, who took up painting as a hobby when widowed in 1927, producing more than a thousand paintings in naive style, mostly of American rural life.
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Look Back at Painter Grandma Moses, CBS
Transcript from: CBS News Sunday Morning; 5/13/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...It`s not a mom but a grandma Rita Braver has on her mind these days -- Grandma Moses. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE...Kallir, curator of the new Grandma Moses exhibit. UNIDENTIFIED...when he saw the Grandma Moses paintings, he immediately...
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Profile: Grandma Moses exhibit at Washington, DC, gallery
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 4/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Grandma Moses exhibit at Washington, DC, gallery...first time she looked closely at a Grandma Moses painting. Ms. JANE KALLIR...more. According to Jane Kallir, Grandma Moses countered the strangeness of avant...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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STOLEN GRANDMA MOSES WORKS RETURN.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/16/1998; 700+ words
; ...contents -- seven Grandma Moses paintings -- shocked...But who? FACTS:`GRANDMA'S' PORTRAIT Grandma Moses was born Anna Mary...looks at the seven Grandma Moses paintings that...seven works by Grandma Moses that were anonymously...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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PAINTING FROM THE HEART; LEGENDARY GRANDMA MOSES WORKS ON DISPLAY IN COOPERSTOWN.(Stars)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 8/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...by great American folk artist Grandma Moses at the Fenimore Art Museum. The...Education. The details What: "Grandma Moses: Grandmother to a Nation...by Anna Mary Robertson Moses (Grandma Moses) looks east from Route 92 in...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Grandma Moses Is Back, and She's Enchanting.(Arts&Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 5/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...to see a show of paintings by Grandma Moses, and guess what? I was thoroughly...newspaper reporter later dubbed "Grandma Moses," began exhibiting her paintings...who completed the task of making Grandma Moses the most famous American painter...
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GRANDMA MOSES, AMERICAN PHENOMENON
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 12/31/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...The Homemade Art of Grandma Moses By Karal Ann Marling...pages. $35. Grandma Moses (l860-1961) was the...the way, for a while Grandma Moses lived near Staunton...that the sources Grandma Moses used are found in the...
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GRANDMA MOSES CAPTURED ON STAGE.(Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/13/1989; 700+ words
; ...writer Critics claimed that Grandma Moses' primitive art captivated...the Nazis. He promoted Grandma Moses into the world...men who must deal with Moses' reluctance to paint...she needed a pastime. Grandma Moses was a woman who lived...
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PLAY PERKS UP GRANDMA MOSES COUNTRY.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/13/1989; 700+ words
; ...the train station where Grandma Moses once made a triumphant...drop by his home on Grandma Moses Road to chat and take...very nice play, " said Moses. "Cloris Leachman was...an outstanding job as Grandma, especially in the second...
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Grandma Moses: grandmother to the nation.(LEARNING from EXHIBITIONS)(Fenimore Art Museum)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...in America not heard of Grandma Moses? Among American artists...it is estimated that Grandma Moses created approximately...Like Norman Rockwell, Grandma Moses occupies a unique...traditional art. Grandma Moses: Grandmother to the Nation...
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GRANDMA MOSES' INSPIRATION SAVED.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/21/2009; 597 words
; ...landscape that inspired Grandma Moses' paintings of rural life...would approve," Carl Moses said of his grandmother...that is known worldwide. Grandma Moses's full name was...famous person, Grandma Moses," said Teri Ptacek...
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Moses, Grandma
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Grandma Moses Born: September 7...Over the River to Grandma's House, Sugaring...the Turkey. Grandma Moses worked from memory...Information Biracree, Tom. Grandma Moses. New York...Kallir, Jane. Grandma Moses in the 21st Century...
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Grandma Moses
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Grandma Moses Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961) was probably America's best-known primitive...for pattern and the charm of the mood that is projected. In Grandma Moses' paintings the spectator comes to feel a joyous acceptance...
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Atwell, Debby 1953-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...sort of Currier & Ives meets Grandma Moses." In books such as Barn, River...guests, but after a scolding from Grandma, Ann and Ed are invited to join...and general celebration of what Grandma calls an "old country Thanksgiving...
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Venezia, Mike 1945-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003. James McNeill Whistler , Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003. Grandma Moses , Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003. Titian , Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003. Winslow Homer...
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Fox, Mary Virginia 1919-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Robin Williams , Dillon (Minneapolis, MN), 1981. Olivia Newton-John , Dillon (Minneapolis, MN), 1981. Grandma Moses , Dillon (Minneapolis, MN), 1981. Mister President: The Story of Ronald Reagan , Enslow (Hillside, NJ), 1982...
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