Who is Grandma Moses?
Grandma Moses was born Anna Mary Robertson on 7 September, 1860 in Greenwich, New York. She is a world reknowned American folk artist. Grandma Moses is unique not only for her artistic talent, but also for the fact that she became a famous artist after just beginning to paint in her seventies. The first painting Grandma Moses ever did was when she was 76 years old. She had hand-embroidered pictures with yarn for many years, but when arthritis crippled her hands she could no longer manage an embroidery needle. Since a paintbrush was easier to hold, Grandma Moses began painting instead. Her work depicted her memories of farm life and she entered her paintings at the local fairs along with her homemade preserves. Although her jams won ribbons, her paintings did not. Even so, Grandma Moses sold her paintings for up to $10 US Dollars (USD) each at the local drugstore in Hoosick Falls, New York. One day, an art collector and engineer, Louis Caldor, happened to be passing through Hoosick Fall
