My Life's History: Grandma Moses

When Anna Mary Robertson Moses, a farmer's widow, was seventy eight, she found that her hands were too stiff to sew fine embroidery. Her sister Celestia suggested that she might try painting instead. The rest really is history. This book was written when she was 92 and still going strong. Her ability to portray simple farm life and rural countryside won her a wide following: the excitement of winter's first snow, Thanksgiving preparations and the new, young green of oncoming spring. In person, Grandma Moses charmed wherever she went. A tiny, lively woman with mischievous gray eyes and a quick wit, she could be sharp-tongued with a sycophant and stern with an errant grandchild. And apart from her artistic talent, we can learn of her life: starting with her employment as a live-in housekeeper at the age of 12, her marriage and children. A fascinating look at a truly one-of and great lady. Contains 16 full colour reproductions of her paintings.