Anna mary robertson biography

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Who Was Grandma Moses?

Grandma Moses was an American artist who spent decades living the rural, agricultural life that she would later feature in her paintings.

She only began devoting herself to art when she was in her seventies. In , an art collector discovered her work. Completely self-taught, Moses soon became famous for her images of country life.

Farmer, Wife and Mother

Born Anna Mary Robertson on September 7, , in Greenwich, New York, Grandma Moses was one of the most famous folk artists of the twentieth century.

She grew up as one of ten children on her parents' farm. Leaving home at age 12, Moses went to work as a hired girl for a nearby farm. She married Thomas Moses in , and the pair settled in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. There they ran a farm and raised five children together (the couple lost five other children as infants).

In , Moses returned to New York State with her family. She and her husband operated a farm in Eagle Bridge, New York.