Monday, September 7, 2020

Grandma Moses


Grandma Moses 100th Birthday Portrait

Painted from life by Dean Faust to celebrate her 100th birthday, September 7, 1960.

This painting is part of the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse Museum Collection of the Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont

This vintage postcard is unused, however, there is a stamp of her artwork on the back of the card. 

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Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), known by her nickname Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78.
USA stamp 1969
Painting by "Grandma Moses" 
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, 1860-1960
6 cents, U.S. Postage 

This stamp shows her painting 'Fourth of July', which is owned by the White House. 

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