Grandma Moses

  • Documentary
10/23/1950
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1950 short film portrait of the octogenarian folk artist. Nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Short Subject, One-reel".

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  • Geronimo1967

    Anna Mary Moses has spent much of her near eighty years living on the farm. Having married young, she reared ten children with her husband before a few dexterity issues in later life led her to try out painting. In many ways her works are a little like LS Lowrys more industrial scenes. Not grand scale works of art, nor beautifully detailed still lives; these are more natural scenarios painted from what she can see of her rustic and seasonal surroundings or, quite poignantly, from what she can remember from her younger years. I must admit, I found the narration quite bland, the soundtrack distinctly twee and at times the whole look of this made me think that Rebecca was going to arrive from Sunnybrook Farm any minute, but once we settle down...

    January 11, 2026

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