Grandma Moses PAC PREVIEW

Anna Mary Robertson Moses"Grandma Moses"

1860-1961

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TABLE OF CONTENTS cont.(card numbers denoted with 'A' or 'B', unit pages with just numbers)

More Paintings (continued from card 1a)Building A Barn 1951 22bCambridge Valley 1943 23aCambridge Valley in Winter 1944 23bCasemovia Lake 1948 24aCountry Fair 1950 24bCountry Lane in Winter 1950's 25aCountry Wedding 1951 25bEarly Fall 1959 26aEarly Skating 1950's 26bEarly Springtime on the Farm 1945 27aGood Fun 1957 27bHalloween 1955 28aHorse Shoeing 1952 28bHoosick Falls in Winter 1944 29aHoosick River 1952 29bIn Green Mountains 1946 30aJoy Ride 1953 30bJuly Harvest Time 1945 31aLots of Fun 1961 31bMaple Bush 1953 32aMarch 1956 32bMcDonnell Farm 1943 33aMoving Day on the Farm 1951 33bOld Covered Bridge, Woodstock, Vermont 1944 34aOut for the Christmas Tree 1956 34bOver the Bridge to Grandma's House 1942 35a

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TABLE OF CONTENTS(card numbers denoted with 'A' or 'B', unit pages with just numbers)

VocabularyDefinitions 3Worksheets 4Answer Key 6

IntroductionShort Biography of Grandma Moses 7Grandma Moses' Work 9

Most NotableSugaring Off, 1943 15aWash Day, 1945 15bA Beautiful World, 1948 16aThe Thunderstorm, 1948 16bThe Old Checkered House in Winter, 1950 17aBlack Horses, 1942 17bOut for the Christmas Trees, 1946 18aThe Old Oaken Bucket, 1945 18bFrom My Window, 1949 19a Making Apple Butter, 1958 19b

More Paintings by Grandma MosesA Fine Gobbler 1948 20aAll is Quiet 1960 20bBennington 1945 21aBetsey Russell Home 1948 21bBetter Going Over the Hill 1950 22a

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Misc. Graphics (continued from card 1a)B&W Photo of Grandma Moses 47bGrandma Moses' Signature 47bGrandma Moses' Grave Stone 47b

Grandma Moses Quotes 48

Q&ADiscussion Questions 49Question & Answer 50Paragraph Writing 51Chart 52

Links 53

Fun StuffColoring Pages 54Mazes 58Word Search 66

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More Paintings (continued from card 1b)Over the River to Grandma 1945 35bOver the River to Grandma's House on Thanksgiving Day 1943 36aQuiet Day 1951 36bQuilting Bee 1950 37aSee the Kite 1955 37bSpring Flower 1960 38aSugaring Off 1945 38bThe Burning of Troy in 1862 1943 39aThe Old Bridge in the Valley 1944 39bThe Old Checkered House 1944 40aThe Old Checkered House 1959 40bThe Old Oaken Bucket 1943 41aThe Old Oaken Bucket, the last 1947 41bThe Pond 1950 42aThe Tramp at Christmas 1945 42bTurk, Turk 1954 43aWaiting for Christmas 1960 43bWashington County 1942 44aWatering Hole 1954 44bWhen Leaves Turn 1943 45a

Miscellaneous Graphics6¢ U.S. Postage Stamp 1969 45bTime Cover 1953 46aLife Cover 1960 46bPhoto of Grandma Moses Painting 47a

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GRANDMA MOSES VOCABULARY

arthritis – inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain bucolic – suggesting an idyllic (simple, unspoiled, carefree) rural life; pastoral (pasture, rural, country)creative – imaginative, having the quality of creating, originality of thoughtcharacterize – to describe a trait, mark, or quality of somethingCurrier & Ives – publishers of popular prints depicting a variety of images of American life from 1834 until 1907 decade – a period of 10 yearsdiminish – to decrease, make smallerembroider – to decorate fabric with designs using yarn or colored threadfestive – joyous; merryfolk art – art from the common people of a regionfolk artist – a self-taught artist with no formal art training

immense – vast; huge; very greatinfluence – to affect another's action, behavior, or opinionsperspective – a scene extending to a distancepre-industrial – before the period of industry (mass production and manufacturing)prolific – producing many, highly fruitful, abundantrealistic – resembling real liferural – of the country (not city or suburbs)portray – to picture, describe, represent, showreminiscent – awakening memories of something similar; suggestive signature – any unique, distinguishing aspect, feature, or mark that indicates identitytechnique – the method an artist uses to create a desired effectunique – not typical; unusual

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GRANDMA MOSES VOCABULARY WORKSHEET 1

1. _____ arthritis A. art from the common people of a region

2. _____ creative B. to decorate fabric with designs using yarn or colored thread

3. _____ decade C. a self-taught artist with no formal art training

4. _____ diminish D. to decrease, make smaller

5. _____ embroider E. not typical; unusual

6. _____ festive F. imaginative, having the quality of creating, originality of thought

7. _____ folk art G. of the country

8. _____ folk artist H. resembling real life

9. _____ realistic I. inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain

10. _____ rural J. joyous; merry

11. _____ unique K. a period of 10 years

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Anna Mary Robertson Moses

“Grandma Moses”1952

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GRANDMA MOSESSeptember 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961

Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as "Grandma Moses", was a famous American folk artist. Grandma Moses is one of the most important self-taught artists of the 20th century. Her unique style proved immensely popular, and its influence may be seen in art to this day.

folk art: art from the common people of a regionfolk artist: a self-taught artist with no formal art trainingunique: not typical; unusualimmense: vast; huge; very greatinfluence: to affect another's action, behavior, or opinions 7b


Sugaring Off1943

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Wash Day1945

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Country Wedding1951

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Country Lane in Winter1950's

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QUOTES FROM GRANDMA MOSES (1)

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.

Paintin's not important. The important thing is keepin' busy.

I look out the window sometimes to seek the color of the shadows and the different greens in the trees, but when I get ready to paint I just close my eyes and imagine a scene.

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills, then the houses, then the cattle, and then the people.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

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QUOTES FROM GRANDMA MOSES (2)

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day.

Now that I am ninety-five years old, looking back over the years, I have seen many changes taking place, so many inventions have been made. Things now go faster. In olden times things were not so rushed. I think people were more content, more satisfied with life than they are today. You don’t hear nearly as much laughter and shouting as you did in my day, and what was fun for us wouldn’t be fun now.... In this age I don’t think people are as happy, they are worried. They’re too anxious to get ahead of their neighbors, they are striving and striving to get something better. I do think in a way that they have too much now. We did with much less.

I look back on my life like a good day's work; it was done and I am satisfied with it.

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What colors are used in this painting?

2. Are they warm colors or cool colors?

3. What’s going on in this picture?

4. What do you see in this painting?

5. What do you think the artist was trying to tell

us about this place?

6. Why do you think the artist might have

made a picture like this?

7. Do you like this painting? Why?

8. Is there anything you do not like about this

painting?

9. Can you make up a story about this

painting?

10. What is the name of the artist?

11. What is the name of the painting?

12. When was this picture painted?

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (2)(Comparisons between 2 paintings)

Select 2 paintings:• two by Grandma Moses with the same title

but painted at different times• Pieter Brueghel's Hunters in the Snow or

Landscape with a Bird Trap with one from Grandma Moses

• two by Grandma Moses, one from the early 1940's and another one painted in the late 1950's or 1960

• one painting by Grandma Moses and one from another artist

How are the pictures similar and how are they different? Compare the following traits as well as any others you find:• colors• brush strokes• perspective• subject or theme• mood• time period• location

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Help Grandma Moses find a pretty scene to paint.

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