Definition of Grandma Moses

1. Noun. United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961).

Exact synonyms: Anna Mary Robertson Moses, Moses
Generic synonyms: Painter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandma Moses

Grand Island
Grand Lama
Grand Marnier
Grand Master
Grand Masters
Grand National
Grand Poobah
Grand Poobahs
Grand Prix
Grand Rapids
Grand Slam
Grand Teton
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Tour
Grandma
Grandma Moses (current term)
Grandmaster
Grandmasters
Grandmummy
Grandpappy
Grandry
Grandry's corpuscle
Grange
Granger
Granger's line
Granger law
Granger laws
Granger projection
Grangerism

Literary usage of Grandma Moses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reading, Grade 4 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Martha Cheney, Daniel W. Palmer (2005)
"Grandma Moses was a famous American painter. It is often said that Grandma Moses first took up painting when she was nearly 80 years old. ..."

2. What Happened Today? by Jill Norris, Sharon Rosenberger (2001)
"This is Grandma Moses Day. Grandma Moses was a famous painter. She never had an art lesson and ... Grandma Moses first embroidered pictures on canvas. ..."

3. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"Grandma Moses by Alexandra Wallner Insight into the life of Anna Mary Robertson, better known as the painter Grandma Moses. ..."

4. The Nature of Landscape: A Personal Quest by Han Lorzing (2001)
"The artist was Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses. The stamp portrayed the central section of her 1951 painting/uly Fourth, ..."

5. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"Grandma Moses didn't start painting until age 76 and she lived to be 101. Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex, one of the greatest plays of literature, at age 90. ..."

6. Adventure Guide to the Champlain & Hudson River Valleys by Patricia Foulke, Robert Foulke (2003)
"A diorama illustrates the victory of General Stark over the British. Bennington Museum, Route 9, Bennington, VT 05201, -a 802-447-1571. Grandma Moses is the ..."

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