Grandma Moses
by Kallir, Otto
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810901668
- ISBN 13
- 9780810901667
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1973. 357 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 x 35 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket toned, with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Pt. I. Beginnings. "I, Anna Mary Robertson ."; Early attempts; Louis Caldor discovers Anna Mary Moses; First one-man show; Grandma Moses comes to New York; New York State Prize; Artistic progress; Plates: The early years to 1946. Pt. II. Growing recognition. "Grandma Moses: American primitive"; Reproductions and Christmas cards; Documentary film; Visit to Washington; Moving to a new house; First European exhibition; "My life history"; Ceramic tiles ; Plates: 1946 to 1953. Pt. III. Fame. New York Herald Tribune Forum, 1953; Grandma Moses and Edward R. Murrow, 1955; Painting the Eisenhower farm; Historical themes; Hundredth birthday, September 7, 1960; "The night before Christmas"; The last months; The death of Grandma Moses; Exhibitions, 1962-1972; The Grandma Moses stamp; Plates 1953 to 1961. Pt. IV. The range of Grandma Moses's art. Evolving her own style; Landscapes; Interiors; Last paintings; Epilogue; "How do I paint?' Documentary section. Biographical outline; Catalogue of the works: Introduction, How to use the catalogue, Worsted pictures, The paintings, Tiles.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Collectible.
Synopsis
A large art book about the life and work of Anna Marie Robertson Moses, also known as "Grandma Moses."
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106406
- Title
- Grandma Moses
- Author
- Kallir, Otto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0810901668
- ISBN 13
- 9780810901667
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- Oblong
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; Women Artists; American / 5. Modern, 1900-1945; American / 6. Late Modern, 1945-1999;
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