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Anna Mary Moses ( September 7 , 1860 – December 13 , 1961 ), better known as '''Grandma Moses''', was a renowned American Folk Artist . She is often cited as an example of an individual successfully beginning a career in the arts at an advanced age. PAINTING Moses began Painting in her seventies after abandoning a career in Embroidery because of Arthritis . Louis J. Caldor , a collector discovered her paintings in a Hoosick Falls drugstore window in 1938. In 1939 an art dealer Otto Kallir exhibited some of her work in his '' Galerie Saint-Etienne '' in New York. This brought her to the attention of art collectors all over the world, and her paintings were highly sought after. She went on to exhibit her work throughout Europe and in Japan , where her work was particularly well received. She continued her prolific output of paintings, the demand for which never diminished during her lifetime. She was 101 years old when she died. Grandma Moses painted mostly scenes of rural life. Some of her many paintings were used on the covers of Hallmark cards. In 1946 her painting ''The Old Checkered Inn in Summer'' was featured in the background of a national advertising campaign for the young women's lip gloss Primitive Red by Du Barry Cosmetics . President Harry S. Truman presented her with the Women's National Press Club Award Award for outstanding accomplishment in art in 1949, and in 1951 she appeared on '' See It Now '', a television program hosted by Edward R. Murrow . In 1952 she published her autobiography entitled ''Grandma Moses: My Life's History''. She celebrated her 100th birthday on September 7 , 1960 , and for the occasion ''Life'' Magazine commissioned Cornell Capa to photograph her for the cover of the magazine. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller also proclaimed the day "Grandma she is a very important artsit in our world. Moses Day" in her honor. LEGACY A 1942 piece titled ''The Old Checkered House, 1862'' was appraised at the Memphis 2004 Antiques Roadshow . The painting was a summer scene in Geneva, NY, not as common as her winter landscapes. Originally purchased in the 1940s for under $10, the piece was assigned an insurance value of $60,000 by the appraiser Alan Fausel . She was also awarded in 1949 for outstanding accomplishment in art from the Women's National Press Club. President Harry Truman presented her the award. A painting of hers, Fourth of July ,was painted in honor of President Eisenhower and still hangs today in the White House. EXTERNAL LINKS
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