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Historical Highway MarkersGrandma Moses in Augusta CountyW-234
Newlyweds Anna Mary Robertson Moses (later known as Grandma Moses) and her husband Thomas arrived in Augusta County from New York in 1887, renting several farms before purchasing Mt. Airy, a large brick Federal style house built in 1830. The family gained renown for their butter, milk, and potato chips. The Moses family moved home to Eagle Bridge, N.Y., in 1905, where, in her late 70s, “Grandma” Moses began painting, becoming world famous for her Primitive American style. There are three known paintings titled “Mount Airy” depicting the house and farm. She died in 1961 at the age of 101.
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References/Bibliographic Citation: “Grandma Moses in the Shenandoah Valley: November 1887-December 1905” by Franklin Johnston, article in Augusta Historical Bulletin, 2005; Grandma Moses: The Artist Behind the Myth, Jane Kallir, 1982; Grandma Moses, (monograph) Otto Kallir, 1973. |