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Grandma Moses - The Artist Behind the Myth

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Whitledge Books
(Austin, TX, Estados Unidos de America)

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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Grandma Moses Ilustrador. GRANDMA MOSES - THE ARTIST BEHIND THE MYTH by Jane Kallir, hardcover, dust jacket (not price clipped), probable first edition thus,1989. BOOK CONDITION: Near fine. The text block is in fine condition with no tears, dog ears, or marks. There is no bookplate nor signature of a prior owner. This is not a library book nor a remainder. Tight stitched binding. The gray cloth boards are in near fine condition with just one small bump to upper righthand corner of front. The dust jacket is in near fine condition with small creases in upper righthand corner of front cover. 12 ¼ x 10 ¼, 160 pages, 50 ounces. NOTE THAT SINCE THE BOOK WEIGHS OVER THREE POUNDS, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR REQUIRE PRIORITY SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S. XX [From the dust jacket blurb] ANNA MARY ROBERTSON was born in obscurity in the village of Eagle Bridge, New York in 1860. She was 80 years old before she had her first public success. By the time of her death at the age of 101, her art had achieved international renown. The name, Grandma Moses, had become a household word. For an America moving at an ever faster pace and burdened by new complexities and nuclear fear, Moses' paintings recalled a simpler age. They reaffirmed traditional values and celebrated the beauty of everyday life. Moses gave the country a distinctly American art. Jane Kallir?s important examination of the painter's life and work documents her artistic sources and development, and places her firmly within the Folk Art tradition. At the same time, the author addresses Moses' changing relationship with contemporary abstract schools and art critics. Kallir?s book also enables the reader to discover the woman behind the myth. We see that Moses' unaffected manner, good humor and charm delighted the general public. Her self-sufficiency and determined productivity astounded them. Her audience spanned all educational and economic strata. President Truman counted himself among her more devoted admirers. The reader also finds that Grandma's meteoric rise to fame had little effect on her. The simple virtues and pleasures embodied in her paintings fortified the artist and continue to inspire her viewers in an age marked by increasing ambiguity and confusion. The author, Jane Kallir, has had a long and close involvement with Grandma Moses. The artist?s first show was held in the gallery of Kallir?s grandfather. In this beautifully illustrated and amply documented volume, Kallir throws new light upon the career of one of America?s best loved artists. Nº de ref. del artículo: 000912

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