{"product_id":"grandma-moses","title":"Grandma Moses: American Modern","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBring a profound celebration of mid-century American culture into your home with \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"81\"\u003eGrandma Moses: American Modern\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"citation-278 citation-end-278\"\u003eThis essential monograph offers a long-overdue reexamination of Anna Mary Robertson \"Grandma\" Moses (1860–1961), restoring her rightful place within the canon of mid-century American art.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Long marginalized as merely a folk painter or a nostalgic media phenomenon, this volume looks closely at her compelling life and vibrant canvases to reassert her true role in the development of modernist art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-277 citation-end-277\"\u003eHer artistic journey is one of the most remarkable second acts in American history.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-276 citation-end-276\"\u003eHaving spent most of her life working on farms and raising a family, Anna Mary Robertson Moses did not begin painting in earnest until her late 70s.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-275 citation-end-275\"\u003eWhen advancing arthritis made her long-held habit of detailed embroidery too painful, she traded her needle for a paintbrush.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Creating over 1,500 works—often using house paint and whatever board was at hand—she captured the vibrant rhythms of rural life, proving that artistic genius has no age limit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-274 citation-end-274\"\u003eThrough rich illustrations and fresh scholarly research, this hardcover contextualizes her painted world alongside contemporary masters like Horace Pippin and Elie Nadelman.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It deconstructs the myth of the self-taught amateur while honoring her iconic place in American pop culture. \u003cspan class=\"citation-273 citation-end-273\"\u003eBeautifully bound and filled with detailed reproductions, it makes an exquisite addition to any coffee table, art lover's library, or curated gallery display.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46383098233028,"sku":"9780847849239","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/7353\/6964\/files\/Grandma_Moses_studio_2.png?v=1785264353","url":"https:\/\/revelryhomegoods.com\/products\/grandma-moses","provider":"Revelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}